singe: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Suffixes of singe
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
- noun a person who sings
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
- noun a person who sings
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
- noun a person who sings
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
- noun a person who sings
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singer
- noun a person who sings
vocalizer; vocalist; vocaliser.
- noun United States inventor of an improved chain-stitch sewing machine (1811-1875)
Isaac Merrit Singer; Isaac M. Singer.
- noun a person who sings
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sing
- verb deliver by singing
- Sing Christmas carols
- verb produce tones with the voice
- She was singing while she was cooking
- My brother sings very well
- verb deliver by singing
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singe
- noun a surface burn
scorch.
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge.
- I singed my eyebrows
- noun a surface burn
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singe
- noun a surface burn
scorch.
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge.
- I singed my eyebrows
- noun a surface burn
- singed2/5
sing
- verb deliver by singing
- Sing Christmas carols
- verb produce tones with the voice
- She was singing while she was cooking
- My brother sings very well
- verb deliver by singing
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singe
- noun a surface burn
scorch.
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge.
- I singed my eyebrows
- noun a surface burn
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singe
- noun a surface burn
scorch.
- verb burn superficially or lightly
swinge.
- I singed my eyebrows
- noun a surface burn
Derived words of singe
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singing
- noun the act of singing vocal music
vocalizing.
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; tattle.
- noun the act of singing vocal music
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raising
- noun the event of something being raised upward
lift; elevation.
- an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
- a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
- noun the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
rearing; nurture.
- noun the event of something being raised upward
- discussing5/5
discuss
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
discus.
- noun a disk used in throwing competitions
discus; saucer.
- noun an athletic competition in which a disk-shaped object is thrown as far as possible
- addressing5/5
address
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
reference; computer address.
- noun the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
- noun (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
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express
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
express mail.
- noun public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes only a few scheduled stops
limited.
- he caught the express to New York
- noun mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
- imposing5/5
imposing
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
noble; baronial; stately.
- a baronial mansion
- an imposing residence
- a noble tree
- severe-looking policemen sat astride noble horses
- stately columns
- verb compel to behave in a certain way
impose; enforce.
- Social relations impose courtesy
- adjective satellite impressive in appearance
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using
- noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
exploitation; victimisation; victimization.
- capitalistic exploitation of the working class
- paying Blacks less and charging them more is a form of victimization
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
employ; apply; use; utilize; utilise.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
- noun an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
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processing
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
- the processing of newly arrived immigrants
- the processing of ore to obtain minerals
- verb subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
process; treat.
- process cheese
- process hair
- treat the water so it can be drunk
- treat the lawn with chemicals
- treat an oil spill
- noun preparing or putting through a prescribed procedure
- passing5/5
passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- advertising5/5
advertising
- noun a public promotion of some product or service
ad; advert; advertisement; advertizement; advertizing.
- noun the business of drawing public attention to goods and services
publicizing.
- noun a public promotion of some product or service
- causing5/5
causing
- noun the act of causing something to happen
causation.
- verb give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
do; make; cause.
- cause a commotion
- make a stir
- cause an accident
- noun the act of causing something to happen
- closing5/5
closing
- noun the act of closing something
shutting.
- noun the last section of a communication
close; ending; end; conclusion.
- in conclusion I want to say...
- noun the act of closing something
- crossing5/5
crossing
- noun traveling across
- noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
ford.
- noun traveling across
- assessing5/5
assess
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
bum; seat; stern; keister; tail end; prat; bottom; rear end; buns; tail; tush; rump; fanny; ass; behind; tooshie; hind end; posterior; hindquarters; butt; nates; rear; arse; buttocks; backside; derriere; can; fundament.
- he deserves a good kick in the butt
- are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
- noun a pompous fool
ass.
- noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- blessing5/5
blessing
- noun the formal act of approving
approval; approving.
- he gave the project his blessing
- his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
- noun a desirable state
boon.
- enjoy the blessings of peace
- a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
- noun the formal act of approving
- sensing5/5
sensing
- noun the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
detection.
- early detection can often lead to a cure
- noun becoming aware of something via the senses
perception.
- noun the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
- increasing5/5
increasing
- adjective becoming greater or larger
- increasing prices
- verb become bigger or greater in amount
increase.
- The amount of work increased
- adjective becoming greater or larger
- housing5/5
housing
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
living accommodations; lodging.
- noun a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
- rising5/5
rising
- noun a movement upward
ascension; ascent; rise.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
uprising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- noun a movement upward
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nursing
- noun the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
- noun the profession of a nurse
- noun the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
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missing
- adjective satellite not able to be found
- missing in action
- a missing person
- verb fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
miss; lose.
- I missed that remark
- She missed his point
- We lost part of what he said
- adjective satellite not able to be found
- losing5/5
lose
- verb fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
- She lost her purse when she left it unattended on her seat
- verb fail to win
- We lost the battle but we won the war
- verb fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
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surprising
- adjective causing surprise or wonder or amazement
- the report shows a surprising lack of hard factual data
- leaped up with surprising agility
- she earned a surprising amount of money
- verb cause to be surprised
surprise.
- The news really surprised me
- adjective causing surprise or wonder or amazement
- choosing5/5
choose
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
pick out; select; take.
- Take any one of these cards
- Choose a good husband for your daughter
- She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; prefer.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- arising5/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
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pressing
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
press; pressure.
- he gave the button a press
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
- at the pressing of a button
- noun a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
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promising
- adjective satellite showing possibility of achievement or excellence
- a promising young man
- verb make a promise or commitment
assure; promise.
- adjective satellite showing possibility of achievement or excellence
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dressing
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
salad dressing.
- noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
stuffing.
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
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opposing
- adjective satellite characterized by active hostility
opponent.
- opponent (or opposing) armies
- verb be against; express opposition to
oppose.
- We oppose the ban on abortion
- adjective satellite characterized by active hostility
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decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- refusing5/5
refuse
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
scraps; food waste; garbage.
- verb show unwillingness towards
decline.
- he declined to join the group on a hike
- noun food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
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single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
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focusing
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focussing; focus; focal point.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- noun the act of bringing into focus
focalization; focalisation.
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
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singular
- noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
singular form.
- adjective satellite unusual or striking
remarkable.
- a remarkable sight
- such poise is singular in one so young
- noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
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purchasing
- noun the act of buying
buying.
- buying and selling fill their days
- shrewd purchasing requires considerable knowledge
- verb obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
purchase; buy.
- The family purchased a new car
- The conglomerate acquired a new company
- She buys for the big department store
- noun the act of buying
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license
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
licence; permit.
- noun freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech)
licence.
- noun a legal document giving official permission to do something
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singapore
- noun the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
capital of Singapore.
- noun a country in southeastern Asia on the island of Singapore; achieved independence from Malaysia in 1965
Republic of Singapore.
- noun the capital of Singapore; one of the world's biggest ports
- increasingly5/5
increasingly
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
more and more; progressively.
- she became increasingly depressed
- adverb advancing in amount or intensity
- surprisingly5/5
surprisingly
- adverb in a surprising manner
- he was surprisingly friendly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; astonishingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
- adverb in a surprising manner
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sing
- verb deliver by singing
- Sing Christmas carols
- verb produce tones with the voice
- She was singing while she was cooking
- My brother sings very well
- verb deliver by singing
- singh5/5
singh
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expose
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
unmasking.
- he published an expose of the graft and corruption in city government
- verb expose or make accessible to some action or influence
- Expose your students to art
- expose the blanket to sunshine
- noun the exposure of an impostor or a fraud
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sing
- verb deliver by singing
- Sing Christmas carols
- verb produce tones with the voice
- She was singing while she was cooking
- My brother sings very well
- verb deliver by singing
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composing
- noun the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
composition.
- harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art
- noun musical creation
composition.
- noun the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
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stress
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
accent; emphasis.
- he put the stress on the wrong syllable
- noun (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense
tension; tenseness.
- he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
- stress is a vasoconstrictor
- noun the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
- practising4/5
practise
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practice; rehearse.
- verb carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
practice; exercise; do.
- practice law
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
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recognise
- verb show approval or appreciation of
recognize.
- My work is not recognized by anybody!
- The best student was recognized by the Dean
- verb grant credentials to
recognize; accredit.
- The Regents officially recognized the new educational institution
- recognize an academic degree
- verb show approval or appreciation of
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blessing
- noun the formal act of approving
approval; approving.
- he gave the project his blessing
- his decision merited the approval of any sensible person
- noun a desirable state
boon.
- enjoy the blessings of peace
- a spanking breeze is a boon to sailors
- noun the formal act of approving
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exercising
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
workout; physical exertion; exercise; physical exercise.
- the doctor recommended regular exercise
- he did some exercising
- the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit
- verb put to use
exercise; exert.
- exert one's power or influence
- noun the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
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pleasing
- noun the act of one who pleases
- verb give pleasure to or be pleasing to
delight; please.
- These colors please the senses
- a pleasing sensation
- noun the act of one who pleases
- releasing4/5
releasing
- adjective satellite emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
cathartic.
- verb release, as from one's grip
release; relinquish; let go; let go of.
- Let go of the door handle, please!
- relinquish your grip on the rope--you won't fall
- adjective satellite emotionally purging (of e.g. art)
- amusing4/5
amusing
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
diverting; amusive.
- an amusing speaker
- a diverting story
- verb occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
disport; amuse; divert.
- The play amused the ladies
- adjective satellite providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
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teasing
- noun the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
tantalization; ribbing; tease.
- he ignored their teases
- his ribbing was gentle but persistent
- noun playful vexation
- the parody was just a form of teasing
- noun the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
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witness
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
witnesser; informant.
- noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
viewer; looker; spectator; watcher.
- the spectators applauded the performance
- television viewers
- sky watchers discovered a new star
- noun someone who sees an event and reports what happened
- advising4/5
advise
- verb give advice to
counsel; rede.
- The teacher counsels troubled students
- The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; apprise; give notice; notify.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb give advice to
- posing4/5
posing
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
sitting.
- he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting
- verb introduce
pose; present.
- This poses an interesting question
- noun (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
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kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- pausing4/5
pause
- noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
intermission; break; suspension; interruption.
- noun temporary inactivity
- noun a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
- organising4/5
organise
- verb bring order and organization to
coordinate; organize.
- Can you help me organize my files?
- verb create (as an entity)
organize; form.
- social groups form everywhere
- They formed a company
- verb bring order and organization to
- cursing4/5
curse
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; expletive; cuss; oath; curse word.
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- noun an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
condemnation; execration.
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- confusing4/5
confusing
- adjective satellite causing confusion or disorientation
- a confusing jumble of road signs
- being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child
- verb mistake one thing for another
confound; confuse.
- you are confusing me with the other candidate
- I mistook her for the secretary
- adjective satellite causing confusion or disorientation
- possessing4/5
possess
- noun a temporary police force
posse; posse comitatus.
- verb have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
- he possesses great knowledge about the Middle East
- noun a temporary police force
- kissing4/5
kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- accessing4/5
access
- noun the right to enter
admission; entree; accession; admittance.
- noun the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
- noun the right to enter
- uprising4/5
uprising
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- proposing4/5
propose
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
advise; suggest.
- the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
- verb present for consideration, examination, criticism, etc.
project.
- He proposed a new plan for dealing with terrorism
- She proposed a new theory of relativity
- verb make a proposal, declare a plan for something
- encompassing4/5
encompassing
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
wide; across-the-board; broad; blanket; all-encompassing; all-inclusive; all-embracing; extensive; panoptic.
- across-the-board pay increases
- an all-embracing definition
- blanket sanctions against human-rights violators
- an invention with broad applications
- a panoptic study of Soviet nationality"- T.G.Winner
- granted him wide powers
- verb include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
cover; encompass; embrace; comprehend.
- This group encompasses a wide range of people from different backgrounds
- this should cover everyone in the group
- adjective satellite broad in scope or content
- supposing4/5
suppose
- verb express a supposition
say.
- Let us say that he did not tell the truth
- Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; imagine; opine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- verb express a supposition
- tossing4/5
toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
- reversing4/5
reverse
- noun a relation of direct opposition
contrary; opposite.
- we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true
- noun the gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed
reverse gear.
- noun a relation of direct opposition
- guessing4/5
guessing
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
guesswork; guess; dead reckoning; shot.
- verb expect, believe, or suppose
guess; reckon; suppose; imagine; opine; think.
- I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
- I thought to find her in a bad state
- he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
- I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
- noun an estimate based on little or no information
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depressing
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
cheerless; uncheerful.
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
- verb lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
depress; dispirit; dismay; deject; demoralise; get down; cast down; demoralize.
- These news depressed her
- The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
- adjective causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
- revising4/5
revising
- noun editing that involves writing something again
rewriting.
- verb make revisions in
revise.
- revise a thesis
- noun editing that involves writing something again
- praising4/5
praising
- adjective satellite full of or giving praise
praiseful; laudatory.
- a laudatory remark
- verb express approval of
praise.
- The parents praised their children for their academic performance
- adjective satellite full of or giving praise
- browsing4/5
browsing
- noun reading superficially or at random
browse.
- noun the act of feeding by continual nibbling
browse.
- noun reading superficially or at random
- supervising4/5
supervising
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
oversight; superintendence; supervision.
- verb watch and direct
oversee; superintend; manage; supervise.
- Who is overseeing this project?
- noun management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
- distressing4/5
distressing
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
distressful; perturbing; troubling; disturbing; worrying; worrisome.
- distressing (or disturbing) news
- lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
- a disturbing amount of crime
- a revelation that was most perturbing
- a new and troubling thought
- in a particularly worrisome predicament
- a worrying situation
- a worrying time
- verb bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship
straiten; distress.
- adjective satellite causing distress or worry or anxiety
- dismissing4/5
dismiss
- verb bar from attention or consideration
brush aside; brush off; ignore; discount; push aside; disregard.
- She dismissed his advances
- verb cease to consider; put out of judicial consideration
throw out.
- This case is dismissed!
- verb bar from attention or consideration
- collapsing4/5
collapse
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
prostration.
- the commander's prostration demoralized his men
- noun a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in
- the roof is in danger of collapse
- the collapse of the old star under its own gravity
- noun an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
- cruising4/5
cruise
- noun an ocean trip taken for pleasure
sail.
- verb drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
- She cruised the neighborhood in her new convertible
- noun an ocean trip taken for pleasure
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enclosing
- noun the act of enclosing something inside something else
envelopment; inclosure; enclosure.
- verb enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering
wrap; enclose; envelop; enfold; enwrap.
- Fog enveloped the house
- noun the act of enclosing something inside something else
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comprise
- verb be composed of
consist.
- The land he conquered comprised several provinces
- What does this dish consist of?
- verb include or contain; have as a component
incorporate; contain.
- A totally new idea is comprised in this paper
- The record contains many old songs from the 1930's
- verb be composed of
- embarrassing4/5
embarrassing
- adjective satellite hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
unenviable; awkward; sticky.
- awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
- an awkward pause followed his remark
- a sticky question
- in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
- verb cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious
embarrass; abash.
- adjective satellite hard to deal with; especially causing pain or embarrassment
- cleansing4/5
cleansing
- noun the act of making something clean
cleanup; cleaning.
- he gave his shoes a good cleaning
- verb clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
cleanse; clean.
- clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
- noun the act of making something clean
- chasing4/5
chase
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
following; pursual; pursuit.
- the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit
- noun United States politician and jurist who served as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1808-1873)
Salmon Portland Chase; Salmon P. Chase.
- noun the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
- analysing4/5
analyse
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
canvas; study; examine; canvass; analyze.
- analyze a sonnet by Shakespeare
- analyze the evidence in a criminal trial
- analyze your real motives
- verb break down into components or essential features
analyze.
- analyze today's financial market
- verb consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
- leasing4/5
lease
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
letting; rental.
- noun a contract granting use or occupation of property during a specified time for a specified payment
- noun property that is leased or rented out or let
- accusing4/5
accusing
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
accusative; accusive; accusatory.
- an accusitive forefinger
- black accusatory looks
- accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry
- his accusing glare
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
incriminate; impeach; accuse; criminate.
- The neighbors accused the man of spousal abuse
- adjective satellite containing or expressing accusation
- singles4/5
singles
- noun badminton played with one person on each side
- noun tennis played with one person on each side
- noun badminton played with one person on each side
- suppressing4/5
suppress
- verb to put down by force or authority
inhibit; stamp down; subdue; curb; conquer.
- suppress a nascent uprising
- stamp down on littering
- conquer one's desires
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; oppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb to put down by force or authority
- singled4/5
single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- compromising4/5
compromising
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
flexible; conciliatory.
- loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet
- verb make a compromise; arrive at a compromise; we all must compromise"
compromise.
- nobody will get everything he wants
- adjective making or willing to make concessions
- progressing4/5
progress
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
advancement.
- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
- noun the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advance; forward motion; progression; advancement; procession; onward motion.
- noun gradual improvement or growth or development
- singularity4/5
singularity
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
uniqueness.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- kissinger4/5
kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- kissinger4/5
kissing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; caressing; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; fondling.
- verb touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
buss; osculate; snog; kiss.
- The newly married couple kissed
- She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- singularly4/5
singularly
- adverb in a singular manner or to a singular degree; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"
- Lord T. was considered singularly licentious even for the courts of Russia and Portugal
- adverb in a singular manner or to a singular degree; he acquired three wives and fourteen children during his Portuguese embassy alone"
- fundraising4/5
fundraise
- verb raise money for a cause or project
fund raise; fund-raise.
- We are fundraising for AIDS research
- verb raise money for a cause or project
- disclosing3/5
disclose
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
reveal; unwrap; bring out; expose; let on; discover; divulge; break; let out; give away.
- The auction house would not disclose the price at which the van Gogh had sold
- The actress won't reveal how old she is
- bring out the truth
- he broke the news to her
- unwrap the evidence in the murder case
- verb disclose to view as by removing a cover
expose.
- The curtain rose to disclose a stunning set
- verb make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
- hissing3/5
hissing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hushing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
sizz; sibilate; siss; hiss.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- confessing3/5
confess
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
fink; squeal.
- verb admit (to a wrongdoing)
profess; concede.
- She confessed that she had taken the money
- verb confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
- realising3/5
realise
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
earn; bring in; clear; pull in; take in; gain; realize; make.
- How much do you make a month in your new job?
- She earns a lot in her new job
- this merger brought in lots of money
- He clears $5,000 each month
- verb convert into cash; of goods and property
realize.
- verb earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
- rehearsing3/5
rehearse
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
practise; practice.
- verb engage in a rehearsal (of)
- improvising3/5
improvise
- verb perform without preparation
ad-lib; extemporize; improvize; extemporise.
- he extemporized a speech at the wedding
- verb manage in a makeshift way; do with whatever is at hand
extemporize.
- after the hurricane destroyed our house, we had to improvise for weeks
- verb perform without preparation
- crossings3/5
crossing
- noun traveling across
- noun a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
ford.
- noun traveling across
- schlesinger3/5
schlesinger
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger Jr.; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
- noun United States historian (1888-1965)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
- singleton3/5
singleton
- noun a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- noun a set containing a single member
- noun a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- phrasing3/5
phrasing
- noun the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
- noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
diction; choice of words; verbiage; phraseology; wording.
- use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
- noun the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
- conversing3/5
converse
- noun a proposition obtained by conversion
- verb carry on a conversation
discourse.
- noun a proposition obtained by conversion
- arousing3/5
arouse
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
raise; fire; enkindle; elicit; evoke; kindle; provoke.
- arouse pity
- raise a smile
- evoke sympathy
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- verb call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
- professing3/5
professing
- noun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
profession.
- a profession of disagreement
- verb practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about
profess.
- She professes organic chemistry
- noun an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
- diffusing3/5
diffusing
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
diffusive; dispersive; disseminative.
- verb move outward
fan out; spread; diffuse; spread out.
- The soldiers fanned out
- adjective satellite spreading by diffusion
- dispersing3/5
disperse
- verb distribute loosely
dust; sprinkle; scatter; dot.
- He scattered gun powder under the wagon
- verb to cause to separate and go in different directions
dispel; scatter; break up; dissipate.
- She waved her hand and scattered the crowds
- verb distribute loosely
- appraising3/5
appraising
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
evaluative.
- looked him over with an appraising eye
- the literary judge uses many evaluative terms
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
- paraphrasing3/5
paraphrase
- noun rewording for the purpose of clarification
paraphrasis.
- verb express the same message in different words
rephrase; reword.
- noun rewording for the purpose of clarification
- coursing3/5
coursing
- noun hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
- verb move swiftly through or over
course.
- ships coursing the Atlantic
- noun hunting with dogs (usually greyhounds) that are trained to chase game (such as hares) by sight instead of by scent
- utilising3/5
utilise
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
employ; apply; use; utilize.
- use your head!
- we only use Spanish at home
- I can't use this tool
- Apply a magnetic field here
- This thinking was applied to many projects
- How do you utilize this tool?
- I apply this rule to get good results
- use the plastic bags to store the food
- He doesn't know how to use a computer
- verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
- minimising3/5
minimise
- verb represent as less significant or important
minimize; downplay; understate.
- verb make small or insignificant
minimize.
- Let's minimize the risk
- verb represent as less significant or important
- devising3/5
devising
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
making; fashioning.
- the devising of plans
- the fashioning of pots and pans
- the making of measurements
- it was already in the making
- verb come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
formulate; devise; contrive; invent; excogitate; forge.
- excogitate a way to measure the speed of light
- noun the act that results in something coming to be
- easing3/5
easing
- noun a change for the better
moderation; relief.
- noun the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance)
relief; easement; alleviation.
- he asked the nurse for relief from the constant pain
- noun a change for the better
- abusing3/5
abuse
- noun cruel or inhumane treatment
maltreatment; ill-treatment; ill-usage.
- the child showed signs of physical abuse
- noun a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
revilement; vilification; contumely; insult.
- when a student made a stupid mistake he spared them no abuse
- they yelled insults at the visiting team
- noun cruel or inhumane treatment
- dispensing3/5
dispense
- verb administer or bestow, as in small portions
dish out; deal; parcel out; distribute; dole out; administer; allot; lot; deal out; mete out; shell out.
- administer critical remarks to everyone present
- dole out some money
- shell out pocket money for the children
- deal a blow to someone
- the machine dispenses soft drinks
- verb grant a dispensation; grant an exemption
- I was dispensed from this terrible task
- verb administer or bestow, as in small portions
- disposing3/5
dispose
- verb give, sell, or transfer to another
- She disposed of her parents' possessions
- verb throw or cast away
cast aside; throw away; fling; toss; cast away; chuck out; throw out; cast out; put away; discard; toss out; toss away.
- Put away your worries
- verb give, sell, or transfer to another
- dressings3/5
dressing
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
salad dressing.
- noun a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
stuffing.
- noun savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
- ceasing3/5
cease
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- verb put an end to a state or an activity
quit; discontinue; lay off; stop; give up.
- Quit teasing your little brother
- noun (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end
- caressing3/5
caressing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- merchandising3/5
merchandising
- noun the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
marketing; selling.
- verb engage in the trade of
merchandise; trade.
- he is merchandising telephone sets
- noun the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
- endorsing3/5
endorse
- verb be behind; approve of
indorse; plunk for; support; plump for; back.
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
- verb give support or one's approval to
second; indorse; back.
- I'll second that motion
- I can't back this plan
- endorse a new project
- verb be behind; approve of
- surpassing3/5
surpassing
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
transcendent.
- verb distinguish oneself
stand out; excel; surpass.
- She excelled in math
- adjective satellite exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
- rousing3/5
rousing
- noun the act of arousing
arousal.
- the purpose of art is the arousal of emotions
- verb become active
bestir; rouse.
- He finally bestirred himself
- noun the act of arousing
- bruising3/5
bruising
- adjective satellite causing mental or emotional injury
- a bruising experience
- protected from the bruising facts of battle"- John Mason Brown
- verb injure the underlying soft tissue or bone of
bruise; contuse.
- I bruised my knee
- adjective satellite causing mental or emotional injury
- lessing3/5
less
- adjective (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- of less importance
- less time to spend with the family
- a shower uses less water
- less than three years old
- noun a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
LE; lupus erythematosus.
- adjective (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- emphasising3/5
emphasise
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
underline; underscore; emphasize.
- Her gesture emphasized her words
- verb to stress, single out as important
accent; punctuate; stress; accentuate; emphasize.
- Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
- verb give extra weight to (a communication)
- harassing3/5
harass
- verb annoy continually or chronically
beset; chivy; chevy; chevvy; hassle; chivvy; harry; plague; molest; provoke.
- He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked
- This man harasses his female co-workers
- verb exhaust by attacking repeatedly
- harass the enemy
- verb annoy continually or chronically
- uprisings3/5
uprising
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
rising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; arise; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
- pulsing3/5
pulsing
- noun (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
pulsation; impulse; pulse.
- the pulsations seemed to be coming from a star
- verb expand and contract rhythmically; beat rhythmically
throb; pulsate; pulse.
- The baby's heart was pulsating again after the surgeon massaged it
- noun (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
- messing3/5
mess
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
messiness; muss; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun informal terms for a difficult situation
kettle of fish; fix; muddle; jam; hole; pickle.
- he got into a terrible fix
- he made a muddle of his marriage
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- trespassing3/5
trespassing
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
invasive; encroaching.
- we moved back from the encroaching tide
- invasive tourists
- trespassing hunters
- verb enter unlawfully on someone's property
trespass; intrude.
- Don't trespass on my land!
- adjective satellite gradually intrusive without right or permission
- condensing3/5
condensing
- noun the act of increasing the density of something
condensation.
- verb undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
distil; condense; distill.
- water condenses
- The acid distills at a specific temperature
- noun the act of increasing the density of something
- impressing3/5
impress
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
impressment.
- verb have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
strike; affect; move.
- This child impressed me as unusually mature
- This behavior struck me as odd
- noun the act of coercing someone into government service
- disguising3/5
disguise
- noun an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
camouflage.
- the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories
- noun any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
- noun an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- canvassing3/5
canvassing
- noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
electioneering; bell ringing.
- verb get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
canvass; canvas; poll.
- noun persuasion of voters in a political campaign
- repressing3/5
repressing
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
repressive; inhibitory.
- a repressive regime
- an overly strict and inhibiting discipline
- verb put down by force or intimidation
subdue; reduce; repress; quash; subjugate; keep down.
- The government quashes any attempt of an uprising
- China keeps down her dissidents very efficiently
- The rich landowners subjugated the peasants working the land
- adjective satellite restrictive of action
- reprocessing3/5
reprocess
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reuse.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- criticising3/5
criticise
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
knock; pick apart; criticize.
- The paper criticized the new movie
- Don't knock the food--it's free
- verb act as a critic
criticize.
- Those who criticize others often are not perfect, either
- verb find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws
- undressing3/5
undress
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- a state of undress
- verb get undressed
uncase; peel; strip down; strip; unclothe; disrobe; discase.
- please don't undress in front of everybody!
- She strips in front of strangers every night for a living
- noun partial or complete nakedness
- loosing3/5
loose
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; unloose; free; release; liberate.
- verb turn loose or free from restraint
let loose; unleash.
- let loose mines
- Loose terrible plagues upon humanity
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
- excusing3/5
excuse
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
exculpation; alibi; self-justification.
- he kept finding excuses to stay
- every day he had a new alibi for not getting a job
- his transparent self-justification was unacceptable
- noun a note explaining an absence
- he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him
- noun a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
- dosing3/5
dose
- noun a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
dosage.
- noun the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time
dosage.
- noun a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- diagnosing3/5
diagnosing
- noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
diagnosis.
- verb determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis
diagnose; name.
- noun identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
- enterprising3/5
enterprising
- adjective marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
- an enterprising foreign policy
- an enterprising young man likely to go far
- adjective marked by imagination, initiative, and readiness to undertake new projects
- basing3/5
base
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
base of operations.
- the attack wiped out our forward bases
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; groundwork; understructure; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun installation from which a military force initiates operations
- schlesinger3/5
schlesinger
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger Jr.; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
- noun United States historian (1888-1965)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
- parsing3/5
parse
- verb analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
- verb analyze syntactically by assigning a constituent structure to (a sentence)
- traversing3/5
traverse
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
crosspiece; crossbeam; trave.
- noun a horizontal crosspiece across a window or separating a door from a window over it
transom.
- noun a horizontal beam that extends across something
- warehousing3/5
warehousing
- noun depositing in a warehouse
reposition; repositing; storage.
- they decided to reposition their furniture in a recommended repository in Brooklyn
- my car is in storage
- publishers reduced print runs to cut down the cost of warehousing
- verb store in a warehouse
warehouse.
- noun depositing in a warehouse
- erasing3/5
erase
- verb remove from memory or existence
wipe out.
- The Turks erased the Armenians in 1915
- verb remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing
efface; wipe off; score out; rub out.
- Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!
- verb remove from memory or existence
- franchising3/5
franchise
- noun an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
- noun a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
dealership.
- noun an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place
- compressing3/5
compressing
- noun applying pressure
compression.
- verb make more compact by or as if by pressing
compact; compress; pack together.
- compress the data
- noun applying pressure
- harnessing3/5
harness
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- noun stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
- noun a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
- musing3/5
musing
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness.
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- fusing3/5
fuse
- noun an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
electrical fuse; safety fuse.
- noun any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant
fusee; fuze; fuzee; primer; priming.
- noun an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded
- decomposing3/5
decompose
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
break down; break up.
- verb lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
disintegrate; decay.
- the particles disintegrated during the nuclear fission process
- verb separate (substances) into constituent elements or parts
- musings3/5
musing
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
contemplation; reflection; reflexion; rumination; thoughtfulness.
- verb reflect deeply on a subject
ponder; ruminate; mull; muse; think over; reflect; contemplate; meditate; chew over; mull over; excogitate; speculate.
- I mulled over the events of the afternoon
- philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years
- The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate
- noun a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
- rinsing3/5
rinsing
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
rinse.
- verb wash off soap or remaining dirt
rinse off; rinse.
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- phasing3/5
phase
- noun any distinct time period in a sequence of events
stage.
- we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected
- noun (physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary
form.
- the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system
- noun any distinct time period in a sequence of events
- singularities3/5
singularity
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
uniqueness.
- that singularity distinguished him from all his companions
- noun strangeness by virtue of being remarkable or unusual
- noun the quality of being one of a kind
- focussing3/5
focussing
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
direction; centering; focus; focal point; focusing.
- the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology
- he had no direction in his life
- verb direct one's attention on something
center; centre; pore; focus; concentrate; rivet.
- Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies
- noun the concentration of attention or energy on something
- relapsing3/5
relapsing
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; lapsing; backsliding.
- verb deteriorate in health
get worse; relapse.
- he relapsed
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
- fussing3/5
fuss
- noun an excited state of agitation
pother; tizzy; dither; flap.
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
- noun an angry disturbance
bother; trouble; hassle.
- he didn't want to make a fuss
- they had labor trouble
- a spot of bother
- noun an excited state of agitation
- maximising3/5
maximising
- adjective satellite making as great as possible
maximizing.
- verb make the most of
maximise; maximize.
- He maximized his role
- adjective satellite making as great as possible
- busing3/5
bus
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the topology of a network whose components are connected by a busbar
bus topology.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
- theorising3/5
theorise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; hypothesise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- massing3/5
mass
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- noun (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
plenty; great deal; pot; sight; flock; mint; slew; mountain; deal; wad; muckle; pile; lot; mickle; raft; quite a little; passel; hatful; mess; spate; heap; peck; stack; good deal; batch; tidy sum.
- a batch of letters
- a deal of trouble
- a lot of money
- he made a mint on the stock market
- see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos
- it must have cost plenty
- a slew of journalists
- a wad of money
- noun the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- singly3/5
singly
- adverb one by one; one at a time
- they were arranged singly
- adverb apart from others
individually; on an individual basis; one by one; separately; severally.
- taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
- the fine points are treated singly
- adverb one by one; one at a time
- uncompromising3/5
uncompromising
- adjective not making concessions
inflexible; sturdy.
- took an uncompromising stance in the peace talks
- uncompromising honesty
- adjective not making concessions
- casing3/5
casing
- noun the housing or outer covering of something
case; shell.
- the clock has a walnut case
- noun the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
- noun the housing or outer covering of something
- bypassing3/5
bypass
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
ringway; ring road; beltway.
- noun a surgically created shunt (usually around a damaged part)
- noun a highway that encircles an urban area so that traffic does not have to pass through the center
- predisposing3/5
predispose
- verb make susceptible
- This illness predisposes you to gain weight
- verb make susceptible
- unceasing3/5
unceasing
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
unending; perpetual; eternal; ageless; eonian; everlasting; aeonian.
- the ageless themes of love and revenge
- eternal truths
- life everlasting
- hell's perpetual fires
- the unending bliss of heaven
- adjective satellite uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
ceaseless; constant; perpetual; never-ending; incessant; unremitting.
- the ceaseless thunder of surf
- in constant pain
- night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city
- the never-ending search for happiness
- the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy
- man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation
- unremitting demands of hunger
- adjective satellite continuing forever or indefinitely
- disingenuous3/5
disingenuous
- adjective not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
artful.
- an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine
- a disingenuous excuse
- adjective not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- biasing3/5
bias
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
preconception; prejudice.
- noun a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric
diagonal.
- noun a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
- schlesinger3/5
schlesinger
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Schlesinger Jr.; Arthur Meier Schlesinger Jr..
- noun United States historian (1888-1965)
Arthur Schlesinger; Arthur Meier Schlesinger.
- noun United States historian and advisor to President Kennedy (born in 1917)
- lansing3/5
lansing
- noun capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
capital of Michigan.
- noun capital of the state of Michigan; located in southern Michigan on the Grand River
- singlet3/5
singlet
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
vest; undershirt.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
- disingenuous3/5
disingenuous
- adjective not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
artful.
- an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his time"- David Cannadine
- a disingenuous excuse
- adjective not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
- unsurprising3/5
unsurprising
- adjective not causing surprise
- adjective not causing surprise
- kensington3/5
kensington
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- unsurprisingly3/5
unsurprising
- adjective not causing surprise
- adjective not causing surprise
- aliasing3/5
aliasing
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- preprocessing3/5
preprocessing
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- walsingham3/5
- sclerosing3/5
sclerosing
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- harmonising2/5
harmonise
- verb go together
accord; fit in; concord; consort; harmonize; agree.
- The colors don't harmonize
- Their ideas concorded
- verb write a harmony for
harmonize.
- verb go together
- singsong2/5
singsong
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singalong.
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- generalising2/5
generalise
- verb speak or write in generalities
generalize.
- verb draw from specific cases for more general cases
extrapolate; generalize; infer.
- verb speak or write in generalities
- transposing2/5
transpose
- noun a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
- verb change the order or arrangement of
commute; permute.
- Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word
- noun a matrix formed by interchanging the rows and columns of a given matrix
- publicising2/5
publicise
- verb call attention to
advertise; publicize; advertize.
- Please don't advertise the fact that he has AIDS
- verb make public
publicize; bare; air.
- She aired her opinions on welfare
- verb call attention to
- closings2/5
closing
- noun the act of closing something
shutting.
- noun the last section of a communication
close; ending; end; conclusion.
- in conclusion I want to say...
- noun the act of closing something
- engrossing2/5
engrossing
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
absorbing; riveting; gripping; fascinating.
- a fascinating story
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; immerse; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- adjective satellite capable of arousing and holding the attention
- summarising2/5
summarise
- verb be a summary of
summarize; sum up; sum.
- The abstract summarizes the main ideas in the paper
- verb give a summary (of)
summarize; resume; sum up.
- he summed up his results
- I will now summarize
- verb be a summary of
- patronising2/5
patronising
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
patronizing; arch; condescending.
- verb do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of
shop; buy at; patronize; patronise; sponsor; shop at; frequent.
- adjective satellite (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
- glossing2/5
gloss
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
rubric.
- noun an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge; usually published as an appendix to a text on that field
glossary.
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
- discoursing2/5
discourse
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- noun an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
preaching; sermon.
- noun extended verbal expression in speech or writing
- conceptualising2/5
conceptualise
- verb have the idea for
gestate; conceive; conceptualize.
- He conceived of a robot that would help paralyzed patients
- This library was well conceived
- verb have the idea for
- gassing2/5
gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- cussing2/5
cuss
- noun a persistently annoying person
pesterer; pest; gadfly; blighter.
- noun a boy or man
fella; blighter; lad; gent; fellow; bloke; chap; feller.
- that chap is your host
- there's a fellow at the door
- he's a likable cuss
- he's a good bloke
- noun a persistently annoying person
- socialising2/5
- interposing2/5
interpose
- verb be or come between
- An interposing thicket blocked their way
- verb introduce
- God interposed death
- verb be or come between
- singletons2/5
singleton
- noun a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- noun a set containing a single member
- noun a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
- tantalising2/5
tantalising
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
tantalizing.
- a tantalizing taste of success
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
- rephrasing2/5
rephrasing
- noun changing a particular word or phrase
recasting; rewording.
- verb express the same message in different words
paraphrase; rephrase; reword.
- noun changing a particular word or phrase
- apologising2/5
apologise
- verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
rationalize; rationalise; excuse; apologize; justify.
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
- verb acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
apologize.
- I apologized for being late
- He apologized for the many typoes
- verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
- moralising2/5
moralise
- verb interpret the moral meaning of
moralize.
- moralize a story
- verb speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
preachify; moralize; sermonise; sermonize.
- This man always sermonizes
- verb interpret the moral meaning of
- synthesising2/5
synthesise
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
synthesize.
- his operas synthesize music and drama in perfect harmony
- The liver synthesizes vitamins
- verb combine so as to form a more complex, product
- standardising2/5
standardise
- verb evaluate by comparing with a standard
standardize.
- verb cause to conform to standard or norm
standardize.
- The weights and measures were standardized
- verb evaluate by comparing with a standard
- energising2/5
energising
- adjective satellite supplying motive force
energizing; kinetic.
- the complex civilization of which Rome was the kinetic center"- H.O.Taylor
- verb raise to a higher energy level
energise; excite; energize.
- excite the atoms
- adjective satellite supplying motive force
- reusing2/5
reuse
- verb use again after processing
recycle; reprocess.
- We must recycle the cardboard boxes
- verb use again after processing
- espousing2/5
espouse
- verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
follow; adopt.
- She followed the feminist movement
- The candidate espouses Republican ideals
- verb take in marriage
get hitched with; wed; marry; conjoin; get married; hook up with.
- verb choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans
- amassing2/5
amass
- verb collect or gather
gather; conglomerate; accumulate; cumulate; pile up.
- Journals are accumulating in my office
- The work keeps piling up
- verb get or gather together
roll up; compile; collect; accumulate; hoard; pile up.
- I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife
- She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis
- She rolled up a small fortune
- verb collect or gather
- juxtaposing2/5
juxtapose
- verb place side by side
- The fauvists juxtaposed strong colors
- verb place side by side
- perusing2/5
perusing
- noun reading carefully with intent to remember
perusal; studying; poring over.
- verb examine or consider with attention and in detail
peruse.
- Please peruse this report at your leisure
- noun reading carefully with intent to remember
- mobilising2/5
mobilise
- verb call to arms; of military personnel
rally; mobilize; call up.
- verb get ready for war
mobilize.
- verb call to arms; of military personnel
- transgressing2/5
transgress
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
go against; infract; violate; break; offend; breach.
- offend all laws of humanity
- violate the basic laws or human civilization
- break a law
- break a promise
- verb spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline
- The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island
- verb act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
- pissing2/5
pissing
- noun informal terms for urination
peeing; pee; piss.
- he took a pee
- verb eliminate urine
wee-wee; spend a penny; wee; piddle; micturate; pee-pee; make; pass water; make water; relieve oneself; take a leak; pee; urinate; puddle; piss.
- Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug
- noun informal terms for urination
- specialising2/5
specialise
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
specialize.
- She specializes in honey bees
- This baker specializes in French bread
- verb be specific about
particularize; particularise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb devote oneself to a special area of work
- redressing2/5
redress
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
indemnification; amends; damages; indemnity; restitution.
- noun act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remediation; remedy.
- noun a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury
- stabilising2/5
stabilising
- adjective satellite causing to become stable
stabilizing.
- the family is one of the great stabilizing elements in society
- verb support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
steady; brace; stabilize; stabilise.
- brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
- adjective satellite causing to become stable
- tensing2/5
tense
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- verb become stretched or tense or taut
strain.
- the bodybuilder's neck muscles tensed
- "the rope strained when the weight was attached
- noun a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time
- reassessing2/5
reassess
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
reevaluate.
- verb revise or renew one's assessment
- nosing2/5
nose
- noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
olfactory organ.
- he has a cold in the nose
- noun a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
- the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry
- noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- housings2/5
housing
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
living accommodations; lodging.
- noun a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
- noun structures collectively in which people are housed
- debasing2/5
debasing
- adjective satellite used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
degrading.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- adjective satellite used of conduct; characterized by dishonor
- misusing2/5
misuse
- noun improper or excessive use
abuse.
- alcohol abuse
- the abuse of public funds
- verb apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly
misapply.
- The words are misapplied in this context
- You are misapplying the name of this religious group
- noun improper or excessive use
- optimising2/5
optimise
- verb make optimal; get the most out of; use best
optimize.
- optimize your resources
- verb modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
optimize.
- optimize a computer program
- verb make optimal; get the most out of; use best
- superimposing2/5
superimpose
- verb place on top of
lay over; superpose.
- can you superimpose the two images?
- verb place on top of
- reposing2/5
repose
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
ease; rest; relaxation.
- took his repose by the swimming pool
- noun the absence of mental stress or anxiety
peacefulness; peace; ataraxis; serenity; heartsease; peace of mind.
- noun freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)
- chastising2/5
chastise
- verb censure severely
objurgate; chasten; castigate; correct.
- She chastised him for his insensitive remarks
- verb censure severely
- civilising2/5
civilise
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
educate; school; train; cultivate; civilize.
- Cultivate your musical taste
- Train your tastebuds
- She is well schooled in poetry
- verb raise from a barbaric to a civilized state
civilize.
- The wild child found wandering in the forest was gradually civilized
- verb teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment
- risings2/5
rising
- noun a movement upward
ascension; ascent; rise.
- they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon
- noun organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
uprising; insurrection; revolt; rebellion.
- noun a movement upward
- defusing2/5
defusing
- noun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
deactivation.
- verb remove the triggering device from
defuse.
- noun the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb)
- hairdressing2/5
hairdressing
- noun a toiletry for the hair
hair tonic; hair grease; hair oil.
- noun care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or curling or arranging the hair
hair care; haircare.
- noun a toiletry for the hair
- colonising2/5
colonise
- verb settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
colonize.
- Europeans colonized Africa in the 17th century
- verb settle as colonists or establish a colony (in)
colonize.
- The British colonized the East Coast
- verb settle as a colony; of countries in the developing world
- destabilising2/5
destabilise
- verb become unstable
destabilize.
- The economy destabilized rapidly
- verb make unstable
destabilize.
- Terrorism destabilized the government
- verb become unstable
- symbolising2/5
symbolising
- noun the act of representing something with a symbol
symbolizing.
- verb represent or identify by using a symbol; use symbols
symbolise; symbolize.
- The poet symbolizes love in this poem
- These painters believed that artists should symbolize
- noun the act of representing something with a symbol
- deposing2/5
depose
- verb force to leave (an office)
force out.
- verb make a deposition; declare under oath
swear; depone.
- verb force to leave (an office)
- foreclosing2/5
foreclose
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
forbid; prevent; preclude; forestall.
- My sense of tact forbids an honest answer
- Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project
- verb subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage
- verb keep from happening or arising; make impossible
- degassing2/5
degas
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas; Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas.
- verb remove gas from
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- oxidising2/5
oxidise
- verb add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
oxidize; oxidate.
- verb enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide
oxidize; oxidate.
- This metal oxidizes easily
- verb add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
- convulsing2/5
convulse
- verb make someone convulse with laughter
- The comedian convulsed the crowd
- verb be overcome with laughter
- verb make someone convulse with laughter
- visualising2/5
visualise
- verb view the outline of by means of an X-ray
visualize.
- The radiologist can visualize the cancerous liver
- verb form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract
visualize.
- Mathematicians often visualize
- verb view the outline of by means of an X-ray
- categorising2/5
categorise
- verb place into or assign to a category
categorize.
- Children learn early on to categorize
- verb place into or assign to a category
- neutralising2/5
neutralise
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
knock off; neutralize; liquidate; do in; waste.
- The mafia liquidated the informer
- the double agent was neutralized
- verb make incapable of military action
neutralize.
- verb get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
- industrialising2/5
industrialise
- verb organize (the production of something) into an industry
industrialize.
- The Chinese industrialized textile production
- verb develop industry; become industrial
industrialize.
- The nations of South East Asia will quickly industrialize and catch up with the West
- verb organize (the production of something) into an industry
- liberalising2/5
liberalise
- verb become more liberal
liberalize.
- The laws liberalized after Prohibition
- verb make liberal or more liberal, of laws and rules
liberalize.
- verb become more liberal
- normalising2/5
normalise
- verb become normal or return to its normal state
normalize.
- Let us hope that relations with this country will normalize soon
- verb make normal or cause to conform to a norm or standard
normalize; renormalise; renormalize.
- normalize relations with China
- normalize the temperature
- normalize the spelling
- verb become normal or return to its normal state
- inclosing2/5
inclose
- verb surround completely
shut in; enclose; close in.
- Darkness enclosed him
- They closed in the porch with a fence
- verb introduce
insert; put in; stick in; introduce; enclose.
- Insert your ticket here
- verb surround completely
- demoralising2/5
demoralising
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
demoralizing; disheartening; dispiriting.
- verb corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality
pervert; debase; profane; misdirect; subvert; debauch; deprave; vitiate; corrupt; demoralise; demoralize.
- debauch the young people with wine and women
- Socrates was accused of corrupting young men
- Do school counselors subvert young children?
- corrupt the morals
- adjective satellite destructive of morale and self-reliance
- subsidising2/5
subsidise
- verb secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
subsidize.
- verb support through subsidies
subsidize.
- The arts in Europe are heavily subsidized
- verb secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy, as of nations or military forces
- rationalising2/5
rationalise
- verb structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
rationalize.
- We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits
- verb defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
rationalize; apologise; excuse; apologize; justify.
- rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior
- he rationalized his lack of success
- verb structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results
- centralising2/5
centralising
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
centralizing.
- verb make central
centralize; concentrate; centralise.
- The Russian government centralized the distribution of food
- adjective tending to draw to a central point
- liaising2/5
liaise
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
mediate; intermediate; intercede; arbitrate.
- He interceded in the family dispute
- He mediated a settlement
- verb act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- sympathising2/5
sympathise
- verb share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
sympathize.
- verb to feel or express sympathy or compassion
sympathize; commiserate.
- verb share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of
- reorganising2/5
reorganise
- verb organize anew, as after a setback
reorganize; regroup.
- verb organize anew
reorganize; shake up.
- We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under
- verb organize anew, as after a setback
- fertilising2/5
fertilise
- verb make fertile or productive
fertilize; fecundate.
- The course fertilized her imagination
- verb provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to
feed; fertilize.
- We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants
- verb make fertile or productive
- televising2/5
televise
- verb broadcast via television
telecast.
- The Royal wedding was televised
- verb broadcast via television
- classing2/5
class
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
category; family.
- there are two classes of detergents
- noun a body of students who are taught together
grade; course; form.
- early morning classes are always sleepy
- noun a collection of things sharing a common attribute
- democratising2/5
democratise
- verb become (more) democratic; of nations
democratize.
- verb introduce democratic reforms; of nations
democratize.
- verb become (more) democratic; of nations
- privatising2/5
privatise
- verb change from governmental to private control or ownership
privatize.
- The oil industry was privatized
- verb change from governmental to private control or ownership
- memorising2/5
memorise
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
learn; memorize; con.
- Have you memorized your lines for the play yet?
- verb commit to memory; learn by heart
- interspersing2/5
intersperse
- verb place at intervals in or among
- intersperse exclamation marks in the text
- verb introduce one's writing or speech with certain expressions
interlard.
- verb place at intervals in or among
- capitalising2/5
capitalise
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
capitalize.
- verb draw advantages from
capitalize; take advantage.
- he is capitalizing on her mistake
- she took advantage of his absence to meet her lover
- verb supply with capital, as of a business by using a combination of capital used by investors and debt capital provided by lenders
- waitressing2/5
waitress
- noun a woman waiter
- verb serve as a waiter or waitress in a restaurant
wait.
- I'm waiting on tables at Maxim's
- noun a woman waiter
- bussing2/5
buss
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
osculation; kiss.
- noun a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport
coach; omnibus; bus; motorbus; motorcoach; passenger vehicle; charabanc; jitney; autobus; double-decker.
- he always rode the bus to work
- noun the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
- polarising2/5
polarise
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
polarize.
- polarize light waves
- verb cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
polarize.
- verb cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
- equalising2/5
equalise
- verb compensate; make the score equal
equalize; get even.
- verb make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
equalize; equate; equal; match.
- let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office
- The company matched the discount policy of its competitors
- verb compensate; make the score equal
- infusing2/5
infuse
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
inculcate; instill.
- inculcate values into the young generation
- verb fill, as with a certain quality
impregnate; tincture; instill.
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- immersing2/5
immerse
- verb thrust or throw into
plunge.
- Immerse yourself in hot water
- verb devote (oneself) fully to
plunge; absorb; soak up; engross; engulf; steep.
- He immersed himself into his studies
- verb thrust or throw into
- despising2/5
despising
- noun a feeling of scornful hatred
despisal.
- verb look down on with disdain
scorn; despise; disdain; contemn.
- He despises the people he has to work for
- The professor scorns the students who don't catch on immediately
- noun a feeling of scornful hatred
- singling2/5
single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- singaporean2/5
singaporean
- noun an inhabitant of Singapore
- adjective of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people
- Singaporean rubber
- noun an inhabitant of Singapore
- modernising2/5
modernise
- verb become technologically advanced
develop; modernize.
- Many countries in Asia are now developing at a very fast pace
- Viet Nam is modernizing rapidly
- verb make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to
modernize; overhaul.
- You should overhaul your car engine
- overhaul the health care system
- verb become technologically advanced
- characterising2/5
characterise
- verb be characteristic of
characterize.
- What characterizes a Venetian painting?
- verb describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of
characterize; qualify.
- You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist
- This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover
- verb be characteristic of
- oppressing2/5
oppress
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
crush; suppress.
- The government oppresses political activists
- verb cause to suffer
persecute.
- Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union
- verb come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
- authorising2/5
authorise
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
authorize; empower.
- She authorized her assistant to sign the papers
- verb grant authorization or clearance for
authorize; clear; pass.
- Clear the manuscript for publication
- The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography
- verb give or delegate power or authority to
- appeasing2/5
appeasing
- adjective satellite intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
placatory; placating; placative.
- the appeasing concessions to the Nazis at Munich
- placating (or placative) gestures
- an astonishingly placatory speech
- verb cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
gruntle; placate; appease; conciliate; assuage; gentle; pacify; mollify; lenify.
- She managed to mollify the angry customer
- adjective satellite intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions
- presupposing2/5
presuppose
- verb take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
suppose.
- I presuppose that you have done your work
- verb require as a necessary antecedent or precondition
suppose.
- This step presupposes two prior ones
- verb take for granted or as a given; suppose beforehand
- embossing2/5
emboss
- verb raise in a relief
stamp; boss.
- embossed stationery
- verb raise in a relief
- lapsing2/5
lapsing
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
relapsing; relapse; reversion; lapse; reverting; backsliding.
- verb pass into a specified state or condition
lapse; sink; pass.
- He sank into nirvana
- noun a failure to maintain a higher state
- eclipsing2/5
eclipse
- noun one celestial body obscures another
occultation.
- verb be greater in significance than
dominate; overshadow.
- the tragedy overshadowed the couple's happiness
- noun one celestial body obscures another
- crisscrossing2/5
crisscross
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
cross; mark.
- verb cross in a pattern, often random
- noun a marking that consists of lines that cross each other
- singaporeans2/5
singaporean
- noun an inhabitant of Singapore
- adjective of or relating to the island nation of Singapore and its people
- Singaporean rubber
- noun an inhabitant of Singapore
- carousing2/5
carousing
- adjective satellite used of riotously drunken merrymaking
bacchic; orgiastic; bacchanalian; bacchanal.
- a night of bacchanalian revelry
- carousing bands of drunken soldiers
- orgiastic festivity
- verb engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
carouse; riot; roister.
- They were out carousing last night
- adjective satellite used of riotously drunken merrymaking
- regressing2/5
regress
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
reasoning backward.
- noun returning to a former state
reversion; retroversion; regression; retrogression.
- noun the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
- agonising2/5
agonising
- adjective satellite extremely painful
excruciating; torturous; torturing; agonizing; harrowing; torturesome.
- verb cause to agonize
agonize; agonise.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- amusingly2/5
amusingly
- adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner
divertingly.
- Hollywood has grown too sophisticated to turn out anything really amusingly bad these days
- adverb in an entertaining and amusing manner
- creasing2/5
crease
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
plication; fold; bend; flexure; crimp.
- a fold in the napkin
- a crease in his trousers
- a plication on her blouse
- a flexure of the colon
- a bend of his elbow
- noun a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
seam; crinkle; line; wrinkle; furrow.
- his face has many lines
- ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
- noun an angular or rounded shape made by folding
- grossing2/5
gross
- noun twelve dozen
144.
- noun the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
receipts; revenue.
- noun twelve dozen
- dowsing2/5
dowsing
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
dowse; rhabdomancy.
- verb wet thoroughly
dowse; douse.
- noun searching for underground water or minerals by using a dowsing rod
- paralysing2/5
paralyse
- verb make powerless and unable to function
paralyze.
- The bureaucracy paralyzes the entire operation
- verb cause to be paralyzed and immobile
paralyze.
- The poison paralyzed him
- Fear paralyzed her
- verb make powerless and unable to function
- degassing2/5
degas
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
Edgar Degas; Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas.
- verb remove gas from
- noun French impressionist painter (1834-1917)
- buttressing2/5
buttressing
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
buttress.
- verb reinforce with a buttress
buttress.
- Buttress the church
- noun a support usually of stone or brick; supports the wall of a building
- prioritising2/5
prioritise
- verb assign a priority to
prioritize.
- we have too many things to do and must prioritize
- verb assign a priority to
- legitimising2/5
legitimise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalise; legalize; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- scrutinising2/5
scrutinise
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
size up; take stock; scrutinize.
- he scrutinized his likeness in the mirror
- verb examine carefully for accuracy with the intent of verification
audit; scrutinize; inspect.
- audit accounts and tax returns
- verb to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
- ionising2/5
ionise
- verb become converted into ions
ionize.
- verb convert into ions
ionize.
- verb become converted into ions
- traipsing2/5
traipse
- verb walk or tramp about
shlep.
- verb walk or tramp about
- prepossessing2/5
prepossessing
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance
- verb possess beforehand
prepossess.
- adjective satellite creating a favorable impression
- dousing2/5
dousing
- noun the act of wetting something by submerging it
immersion; ducking; submersion.
- verb put out, as of a candle or a light
douse; put out.
- Douse the lights
- noun the act of wetting something by submerging it
- bossing2/5
boss
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
foreman; chief; gaffer; honcho.
- if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman
- noun a person responsible for hiring workers
hirer.
- the boss hired three more men for the new job
- noun a person who exercises control over workers
- glimpsing2/5
glimpse
- noun a quick look
glance; coup d'oeil.
- noun a brief or incomplete view
- from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake
- noun a quick look
- incising2/5
incise
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- verb make an incision into by carving or cutting
- multiprocessing2/5
multiprocessing
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
parallel processing.
- noun simultaneous processing by two or more processing units
- totalising2/5
totalise
- verb make into a total
totalize.
- Can we totalize these different ideas into one philosophy?
- verb make into a total
- singulars2/5
singular
- noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
singular form.
- adjective satellite unusual or striking
remarkable.
- a remarkable sight
- such poise is singular in one so young
- noun the form of a word that is used to denote a singleton
- repulsing2/5
repulse
- noun an instance of driving away or warding off
snub; rebuff.
- verb force or drive back
repel; drive back; rebuff; fight off.
- repel the attacker
- fight off the onslaught
- rebuff the attack
- noun an instance of driving away or warding off
- hosing2/5
hose
- noun socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
hosiery.
- noun man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet
- noun socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear)
- proselytising2/5
proselytise
- verb convert to another faith or religion
proselytize.
- verb convert to another faith or religion
- dispossessing2/5
dispossess
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- verb deprive of the possession of real estate
- metamorphosing2/5
metamorphose
- verb change completely the nature or appearance of
transfigure; transmogrify.
- In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug
- The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman
- Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection
- verb change in outward structure or looks
transmute; transform.
- He transformed into a monster
- The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle
- verb change completely the nature or appearance of
- surmising2/5
surmise
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
guess; conjecture; supposition; surmisal; hypothesis; speculation.
- verb infer from incomplete evidence
- noun a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
- drowsing2/5
drowsing
- adjective satellite half asleep
dozy; drowsy.
- made drowsy by the long ride
- it seemed a pity to disturb the drowsing (or dozing) professor
- a tired dozy child
- the nodding (or napping) grandmother in her rocking chair
- verb sleep lightly or for a short period of time
snooze; doze; drowse.
- adjective satellite half asleep
- suffusing2/5
suffuse
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
perfuse.
- The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
- verb to become overspread as with a fluid, a colour, a gleam of light
- His whole frame suffused with a cold dew
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
- institutionalising2/5
institutionalise
- verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
commit; charge; send; institutionalize.
- After the second episode, she had to be committed
- he was committed to prison
- verb cause to be admitted; of persons to an institution
- jeopardising2/5
jeopardise
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
peril; jeopardize; imperil; endanger; threaten; menace.
- The pollution is endangering the crops
- verb pose a threat to; present a danger to
- homogenising2/5
homogenise
- verb break up the fat globules of
homogenize.
- homogenized milk
- verb become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing
homogenize.
- The two liquids homogenized in the blender
- verb break up the fat globules of
- revitalising2/5
revitalising
- adjective satellite tending to impart new life and vigor to
renewing; revitalizing; reviving; restorative.
- the renewing warmth of the sunshine
- verb give new life or vigor to
revitalise; revitalize.
- adjective satellite tending to impart new life and vigor to
- unceasingly2/5
unceasingly
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; continuously; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
- adverb with unflagging resolve
- casings2/5
casing
- noun the housing or outer covering of something
case; shell.
- the clock has a walnut case
- noun the outermost covering of a pneumatic tire
- noun the housing or outer covering of something
- ankylosing2/5
ankylose
- verb produce ankylosis by surgery
ancylose.
- verb undergo ankylosis
ancylose.
- joints ankylose
- verb produce ankylosis by surgery
- gissing2/5
gi
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
gilbert; Gb.
- verb clean in preparation for inspection
G.I..
- the soldiers GIed the barracks
- noun a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
- singleness2/5
singleness
- noun without hypocrisy
straightforwardness.
- the singleness of his motives could not be questioned
- noun the quality of concentrating on one central objective
- his singleness of purpose
- noun without hypocrisy
- refocusing2/5
refocusing
- noun focusing again
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
refocus.
- noun focusing again
- displeasing2/5
displeasing
- adjective causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
- verb give displeasure to
displease.
- adjective causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
- globalising2/5
globalise
- verb make world-wide in scope or application
globalize.
- Markets are being increasingly globalized
- verb make world-wide in scope or application
- obsessing2/5
obsess
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
Ob River; Ob.
- noun the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
tocology; midwifery; OB; obstetrics.
- noun a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
- pursing2/5
purse
- noun a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
handbag; bag; pocketbook.
- she reached into her bag and found a comb
- noun a sum of money spoken of as the contents of a money purse
- he made the contribution out of his own purse
- he and his wife shared a common purse
- noun a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)
- expensing2/5
expense
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
disbursal; disbursement.
- noun a detriment or sacrifice
- at the expense of
- noun amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
- greasing2/5
grease
- noun a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
lubricating oil.
- noun the state of being covered with unclean things
filth; dirt; soil; grime; grunge; stain.
- noun a thick fatty oil (especially one used to lubricate machinery)
- disbursing2/5
disburse
- verb expend, as from a fund
pay out.
- verb expend, as from a fund
- distressingly2/5
distressingly
- adverb unpleasantly
painfully.
- his ignorance was painfully obvious
- adverb unpleasantly
- encasing2/5
encase
- verb enclose in, or as if in, a case
case; incase.
- my feet were encased in mud
- verb enclose in, or as if in, a case
- pleasingly2/5
pleasingly
- adverb in a pleasing manner
- the room was pleasingly large
- adverb in a pleasing manner
- excising2/5
excise
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
excise tax.
- verb remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
strike; scratch; expunge.
- Please strike this remark from the record
- scratch that remark
- noun a tax that is measured by the amount of business done (not on property or income from real estate)
- exorcising2/5
exorcise
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
exorcize.
- exorcise evil spirits
- verb expel through adjuration or prayers
- reimbursing2/5
reimburse
- verb pay back for some expense incurred
- Can the company reimburse me for my professional travel?
- verb reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
recoup.
- verb pay back for some expense incurred
- flossing2/5
floss
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- noun a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
dental floss.
- noun a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- antialiasing2/5
antialiasing
- noun (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
- noun (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother
- overdosing2/5
overdose
- verb dose too heavily
o.d..
- The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room
- verb dose too heavily
- degreasing2/5
degrease
- verb remove grease or oil from (a pan)
- verb remove grease or oil from (a pan)
- braising2/5
braising
- noun cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
- verb cook in liquid
braise.
- braise beef
- noun cooking slowly in fat in a closed pot with little moisture
- anastomosing2/5
anastomose
- verb come together or open into each other
inosculate.
- the blood vessels anastomose
- verb cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis
inosculate.
- anastomose blood vessels
- verb come together or open into each other
- embarrassingly2/5
embarrassingly
- adverb causing embarrassment
- the great man was embarrassingly humble and self-effacing
- adverb causing embarrassment
- teasingly2/5
teasingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
tauntingly.
- `You hate things to be out of order, don't you?' she said teasingly
- adverb in a playfully teasing manner
- accusingly2/5
accusingly
- adverb in an accusing manner
- he looked at her accusingly
- adverb in an accusing manner
- uncompromisingly2/5
uncompromisingly
- adverb in an uncompromising manner
- adverb in an uncompromising manner
- depressingly2/5
depressingly
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- adverb in a depressing manner or to a depressing degree
- musingly2/5
musingly
- adverb in a reflective manner
- `It's funny about that bar,' he said musingly
- adverb in a reflective manner
- disingenuously2/5
disingenuously
- adverb in a disingenuous manner
artfully.
- disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work
- adverb in a disingenuous manner
- helsingfors2/5
helsingfors
- noun the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
Finnish capital; capital of Finland; Helsinki.
- noun the capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center
- unpromising2/5
unpromising
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- faced an unpromising task
- music for unpromising combinations of instruments
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- confusingly2/5
confusingly
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
bewilderingly.
- her situation was bewilderingly unclear
- adverb in a bewildering and confusing manner
- unprepossessing2/5
unprepossessing
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
unpresentable.
- adjective satellite creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
- unpleasing2/5
unpleasing
- adjective satellite lacking graciousness
graceless.
- a totally graceless hostess
- adjective satellite lacking graciousness
- disingenuously2/5
disingenuously
- adverb in a disingenuous manner
artfully.
- disingenuously, he asked leading questions abut his opponent's work
- adverb in a disingenuous manner
- lasing2/5
lasing
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- showcasing2/5
showcase
- noun a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
show window.
- it was a showcase for democracy in Africa
- noun a glass container used to store and display items in a shop or museum or home
case; display case; vitrine.
- noun a setting in which something can be displayed to best effect
- ising2/5
ising
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- gassing2/5
gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- prestressing2/5
- lensing2/5
lense
- noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
lens; lens system.
- noun a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
- postprocessing2/5
postprocessing
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- dephasing2/5
- nonsingular2/5
nonsingular
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- singlehandedly2/5
singlehandedly
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- outgassing2/5
outgassing
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- meistersinger2/5
meistersinger
See Mastersinger .
- tsingtao2/5
tsingtao
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- caressingly2/5
caressing
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
cuddling; petting; smooching; hugging; snuggling; necking; kissing; fondling.
- verb touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner
fondle; caress.
- He caressed her face
- They fondled in the back seat of the taxi
- noun affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
- outcrossing2/5
- subclassing2/5
subclass
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- noun (biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order
- singletary2/5
singletary
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- fibrosing2/5
- recrossing2/5
recross
To cross a second time.
- defocusing2/5
- nondecreasing2/5
- contextualising2/5
contextualising
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- chorusing1/5
chorus
- noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
- a chorus of boos
- noun a group of people assembled to sing together
- noun any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
- singings1/5
singing
- noun the act of singing vocal music
vocalizing.
- noun disclosing information or giving evidence about another
telling; tattle.
- noun the act of singing vocal music
- gassings1/5
gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- verbalising1/5
verbalise
- verb be verbose
verbalize.
- This lawyer verbalizes and is rather tedious
- verb express in speech
verbalize; mouth; utter; talk; speak.
- She talks a lot of nonsense
- This depressed patient does not verbalize
- verb be verbose
- vocalising1/5
vocalise
- verb sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
vocalize.
- verb pronounce as a vowel
vowelise; vocalize; vowelize.
- between two consonants, this liquid is vowelized
- verb sing (each note a scale or in a melody) with the same vowel
- reprising1/5
reprise
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
repeat; reprize; recapitulate.
- verb repeat an earlier theme of a composition
- enthusing1/5
enthuse
- verb cause to feel enthusiasm
- verb utter with enthusiasm
- verb cause to feel enthusiasm
- singalong1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- noising1/5
noise
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- he enjoyed the street noises
- they heard indistinct noises of people talking
- during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
- noun the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
racket; dissonance.
- modern music is just noise to me
- noun sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
- sassing1/5
sassing
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
sass; back talk; lip; mouth; backtalk.
- don't give me any of your sass
- verb answer back in an impudent or insolent manner;
sass.
- don't sass me!
- The teacher punished the students who were sassing all morning
- noun an impudent or insolent rejoinder
- grassing1/5
grass
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- noun German writer of novels and poetry and plays (born 1927)
Gunter Grass; Gunter Wilhelm Grass.
- noun narrow-leaved green herbage: grown as lawns; used as pasture for grazing animals; cut and dried as hay
- hissings1/5
hissing
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
hushing; fizzle; sibilation; hiss.
- the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
sizz; sibilate; siss; hiss.
- noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
- singsonged1/5
singsong
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singalong.
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- singalongs1/5
singalong
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singsong.
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
- singsongs1/5
singsong
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- noun informal group singing of popular songs
singalong.
- noun a regular and monotonous rising and falling intonation
- digressing1/5
digress
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
divagate; wander; stray.
- She always digresses when telling a story
- her mind wanders
- Don't digress when you give a lecture
- verb wander from a direct or straight course
straggle; depart; sidetrack.
- verb lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
- raisings1/5
raising
- noun the event of something being raised upward
lift; elevation.
- an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon
- a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity
- noun the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
rearing; nurture.
- noun the event of something being raised upward
- propagandising1/5
propagandise
- verb subject to propaganda
propagandize.
- verb spread by propaganda
propagandize.
- verb subject to propaganda
- grousing1/5
grouse
- noun flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
- noun popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- noun flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
- phrasings1/5
phrasing
- noun the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
- noun the manner in which something is expressed in words
diction; choice of words; verbiage; phraseology; wording.
- use concise military verbiage"- G.S.Patton
- noun the grouping of musical phrases in a melodic line
- apprising1/5
apprise
- verb inform (somebody) of something
apprize; send word; give notice; notify; advise.
- I advised him that the rent was due
- verb make aware of
instruct; apprize.
- Have the students been apprised of the tuition hike?
- verb inform (somebody) of something
- marginalising1/5
marginalise
- verb relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
marginalize.
- We must not marginalize the poor in our society
- verb relegate to a lower or outer edge, as of specific groups of people
- localising1/5
localise
- verb identify the location or place of
localize; place.
- We localized the source of the infection
- verb concentrate on a particular place or spot
localize; focalize; focalise.
- The infection has localized in the left eye
- verb identify the location or place of
- synchronising1/5
synchronising
- noun an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
synchronization; synchronisation; synchronizing.
- verb happen at the same time
synchronize; synchronise; contemporise; contemporize.
- noun an adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison
- individualising1/5
individualise
- verb make or mark or treat as individual
individualize.
- The sounds were individualized by sharpness and tone
- verb make personal or more personal
individualize; personalize; personalise.
- personalized service
- verb make or mark or treat as individual
- singable1/5
singable
- adjective satellite suitable for singing
- singable melody is the essence of music"- Winthrop Sargeant
- adjective satellite suitable for singing
- familiarising1/5
familiarising
- adjective satellite serving to make familiar
familiarizing.
- verb make familiar or conversant with
familiarise; familiarize; acquaint.
- you should acquaint yourself with your new computer
- We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings
- adjective satellite serving to make familiar
- personalising1/5
personalise
- verb make personal or more personal
individualize; personalize; individualise.
- personalized service
- verb make personal or more personal
- commercialising1/5
commercialise
- verb make commercial
commercialize; market.
- Some Amish people have commercialized their way of life
- verb make commercial
- womanising1/5
womanise
- verb have amorous affairs; of men
philander; womanize.
- He has been womanizing for years
- verb have amorous affairs; of men
- cursings1/5
curse
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
swearing; swearword; expletive; cuss; oath; curse word.
- expletives were deleted
- noun an appeal to some supernatural power to inflict evil on someone or some group
condemnation; execration.
- noun profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
- gassings1/5
gassing
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- noun the deliberate act of poisoning some person or animal with gas
- noun the process of interacting with gas
- disabusing1/5
disabuse
- verb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
- verb free somebody (from an erroneous belief)
- censing1/5
cense
- verb perfume especially with a censer
thurify; incense.
- verb perfume especially with a censer
- incensing1/5
incense
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- noun the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
- incense filled the room
- noun a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
- passings1/5
passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- percussing1/5
percuss
- verb strike or tap firmly
- the doctor percussed his chest and back
- verb strike or tap firmly
- spiritualising1/5
spiritualise
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
spiritualize.
- verb purify from the corrupting influences of the world
spiritualize.
- During his stay at the ashram he was spiritualized
- verb give a spiritual meaning to; read in a spiritual sense
- scandalising1/5
scandalise
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
scandalize; appal; shock; appall; outrage; offend.
- The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends
- verb strike with disgust or revulsion
- victimising1/5
victimise
- verb make a victim of
victimize.
- I was victimized by this con-man
- verb punish unjustly
victimize.
- verb make a victim of
- apostrophising1/5
apostrophise
- verb use an apostrophe
apostrophize.
- verb use an apostrophe
- allegorising1/5
allegorise
- verb interpret as an allegory
allegorize.
- verb make into an allegory
allegorize.
- The story was allegorized over time
- verb interpret as an allegory
- soliloquising1/5
soliloquise
- verb talk to oneself
monologuize; monologuise; soliloquize.
- verb talk to oneself
- sensings1/5
sensing
- noun the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
detection.
- early detection can often lead to a cure
- noun becoming aware of something via the senses
perception.
- noun the perception that something has occurred or some state exists
- internalising1/5
internalise
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
internalize; interiorize; interiorise.
- internalize a belief
- verb incorporate within oneself; make subjective or personal
- philosophising1/5
philosophise
- verb reason philosophically
philosophize.
- verb reason philosophically
- horsing1/5
horse
- noun solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
Equus caballus.
- noun a padded gymnastic apparatus on legs
gymnastic horse.
- noun solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
- formalising1/5
formalise
- verb make formal or official
formalize.
- We formalized the appointment and gave him a title
- verb declare or make legally valid
formalize; validate.
- verb make formal or official
- stigmatising1/5
stigmatise
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
brand; stigmatize; denounce; mark.
- He denounced the government action
- She was stigmatized by society because she had a child out of wedlock
- verb mark with a stigma or stigmata
stigmatize.
- They wanted to stigmatize the adulteress
- verb to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful
- compassing1/5
compass
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- noun an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
ambit; reach; orbit; range; scope.
- a piano has a greater range than the human voice
- the ambit of municipal legislation
- within the compass of this article
- within the scope of an investigation
- outside the reach of the law
- in the political orbit of a world power
- noun navigational instrument for finding directions
- popularising1/5
popularise
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
vulgarise; generalise; generalize; vulgarize; popularize.
- They popularized coffee in Washington State
- Relativity Theory was vulgarized by these authors
- verb make understandable to the general public
popularize.
- Carl Sagan popularized cosmology in his books
- verb cater to popular taste to make popular and present to the general public; bring into general or common use
- humanising1/5
humanise
- verb make more humane
humanize.
- The mayor tried to humanize life in the big city
- verb make more humane
- pressings1/5
pressing
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
press; pressure.
- he gave the button a press
- he used pressure to stop the bleeding
- at the pressing of a button
- noun a metal or plastic part that is made by a mechanical press
- noun the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
- prising1/5
prise
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
lever; jimmy; pry; prize.
- The burglar jimmied the lock": "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail
- verb make an uninvited or presumptuous inquiry
pry.
- They pried the information out of him
- verb to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
- overusing1/5
overuse
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
overutilization; overexploitation; overutilisation.
- verb make use of too often or too extensively
overdrive.
- noun exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
- poising1/5
poise
- noun a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
- noun a state of being balanced in a stable equilibrium
- noun a cgs unit of dynamic viscosity equal to one dyne-second per square centimeter; the viscosity of a fluid in which a force of one dyne per square centimeter maintains a velocity of 1 centimeter per second
- sensitising1/5
sensitising
- noun rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
sensitisation; sensitization; sensitizing.
- verb cause to sense; make sensitive
sensitise; sensitize.
- She sensitized me with respect to gender differences in this traditional male-dominated society
- My tongue became sensitized to good wine
- noun rendering an organism sensitive to a serum by a series of injections
- magnetising1/5
magnetise
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bewitch; mesmerize; mesmerise; magnetize; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb make magnetic
magnetize.
- The strong magnet magnetized the iron shavings
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- decentralising1/5
decentralising
- adjective tending away from a central point
decentralizing.
- verb make less central
decentralise; decentralize; deconcentrate.
- After the revolution, food distribution was decentralized
- adjective tending away from a central point
- idealising1/5
idealise
- verb consider or render as ideal
idealize.
- She idealized her husband after his death
- verb form ideals
idealize.
- Man has always idealized
- verb consider or render as ideal
- dramatising1/5
dramatise
- verb put into dramatic form
dramatize; adopt.
- adopt a book for a screenplay
- verb represent something in a dramatic manner
dramatize.
- These events dramatize the lack of social responsibility among today's youth
- verb put into dramatic form
- mesmerising1/5
mesmerise
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
bewitch; mesmerize; magnetize; magnetise; spellbind.
- She magnetized the audience with her tricks
- verb induce hypnosis in
hypnotize; mesmerize; hypnotise.
- verb attract strongly, as if with a magnet
- premising1/5
premise
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
premiss; assumption.
- on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play
- verb set forth beforehand, often as an explanation
- He premised these remarks so that his readers might understand
- noun a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
- mousing1/5
mouse
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- noun a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye
black eye; shiner.
- noun any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
- monopolising1/5
monopolise
- verb have and control fully and exclusively
monopolize.
- He monopolizes the laser printer
- verb have or exploit a monopoly of
monopolize.
- OPEC wants to monopolize oil
- verb have and control fully and exclusively
- crystallising1/5
crystallise
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
illuminate; straighten out; elucidate; clear; clear up; crystallize; sort out; crystalise; shed light on; crystalize; enlighten.
- Could you clarify these remarks?
- Clear up the question of who is at fault
- verb cause to form crystals or assume crystalline form
crystalise; crystalize; crystallize.
- crystallize minerals
- verb make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear
- externalising1/5
externalise
- verb regard as objective
project; externalize.
- verb make external or objective, or give reality to
exteriorise; objectify; externalize; exteriorize.
- language externalizes our thoughts
- verb regard as objective
- preposing1/5
prepose
- verb place before another constituent in the sentence; Japanese postposes them"
- English preposes the adpositions
- verb place before another constituent in the sentence; Japanese postposes them"
- nationalising1/5
nationalise
- verb make national in character or scope
nationalize.
- His heroic deeds were nationalized by the press
- verb put under state control or ownership
nationalize.
- Mitterand nationalized the banks
- verb make national in character or scope
- revolutionising1/5
revolutionise
- verb fill with revolutionary ideas
revolutionize; inspire.
- verb change radically
overturn; revolutionize.
- E-mail revolutionized communication in academe
- verb fill with revolutionary ideas
- actualising1/5
actualise
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
actualize; substantiate; realize; realise.
- our ideas must be substantiated into actions
- verb represent or describe realistically
actualize.
- verb make real or concrete; give reality or substance to
- materialising1/5
materialise
- verb come into being; become reality
materialize; happen.
- Her dream really materialized
- verb come into being; become reality
- politicising1/5
politicise
- verb give a political character to
politicize.
- politicize the discussion
- verb give a political character to
- catechising1/5
catechise
- verb give religious instructions to
catechize.
- verb examine through questioning and answering
catechize.
- verb give religious instructions to
- digitising1/5
digitise
- verb put into digital form, as for use in a computer
digitalise; digitalize; digitize.
- he bought a device to digitize the data
- verb put into digital form, as for use in a computer
- customising1/5
customise
- verb make to specifications
customize; custom-make; tailor-make.
- I had this desk custom-made for me
- verb make according to requirements
customize.
- customize a car
- verb make to specifications
- naturalising1/5
naturalise
- verb adopt to another place
naturalize.
- The stories had become naturalized into an American setting
- verb make more natural or lifelike
naturalize.
- verb adopt to another place
- trussing1/5
truss
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- noun a framework of beams (rafters, posts, struts) forming a rigid structure that supports a roof or bridge or other structure
- noun (medicine) a bandage consisting of a pad and belt; worn to hold a hernia in place by pressure
- pressurising1/5
pressurise
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
pressurize; supercharge.
- verb maintain a certain pressure
pressurize.
- the airplane cabin is pressurized
- pressurize a space suit
- verb increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
- antagonising1/5
antagonise
- verb act in opposition to
counteract; antagonize.
- verb provoke the hostility of
antagonize.
- Don't antagonize your boss
- verb act in opposition to
- superposing1/5
superpose
- verb place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
- verb place on top of
lay over; superimpose.
- can you superimpose the two images?
- verb place (one geometric figure) upon another so that their perimeters coincide
- evangelising1/5
evangelise
- verb preach the gospel (to)
evangelize.
- verb convert to Christianity
evangelize.
- The missionaries evangelized the Pacific Islanders
- verb preach the gospel (to)
- internationalising1/5
internationalise
- verb put under international control
internationalize.
- internationalize trade of certain drugs
- verb make international in character
internationalize.
- We internationalized the committee
- verb put under international control
- systematising1/5
systematise
- verb arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
systematize; systemize; systemise.
- systematize our scientific knowledge
- verb arrange according to a system or reduce to a system
- demonising1/5
demonise
- verb make into a demon
demonize.
- Power had demonized him
- verb make into a demon
- indorsing1/5
indorse
- verb be behind; approve of
plunk for; support; plump for; back; endorse.
- He plumped for the Labor Party
- I backed Kennedy in 1960
- verb give support or one's approval to
second; back; endorse.
- I'll second that motion
- I can't back this plan
- endorse a new project
- verb be behind; approve of
- degaussing1/5
degaussing
- noun the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
- verb make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
degauss; demagnetise; demagnetize.
- demagnetize the iron shavings
- they degaussed the ship
- noun the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by producing an opposing magnetic field
- metabolising1/5
metabolise
- verb produce by metabolism
metabolize.
- verb produce by metabolism
- satirising1/5
satirise
- verb ridicule with satire
lampoon; satirize.
- The writer satirized the politician's proposal
- verb ridicule with satire
- depolarising1/5
depolarise
- verb eliminate the polarization of
depolarize.
- verb eliminate the polarization of
- recessing1/5
recess
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
deferral.
- noun a small concavity
recession; corner; niche.
- noun a state of abeyance or suspended business
- glassing1/5
glass
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- noun a container for holding liquids while drinking
drinking glass.
- noun a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
- brutalising1/5
brutalise
- verb treat brutally
brutalize.
- verb make brutal, unfeeling, or inhuman
animalise; animalize; brutalize.
- Life in the camps had brutalized him
- verb treat brutally
- romanticising1/5
romanticise
- verb interpret romantically
glamourise; romanticize; glamorize.
- Don't romanticize this uninteresting and hard work!
- verb make romantic in style
romanticize.
- The designer romanticized the little black dress
- verb interpret romantically
- mythologising1/5
mythologise
- verb construct a myth
mythologize.
- The poet mythologized that the King had three sons
- verb make into a myth
mythologize; mythicise; mythicize.
- The Europeans have mythicized Rte. 66
- verb construct a myth
- urbanising1/5
urbanise
- verb impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
urbanize.
- Birds are being urbanized by people in outdoor cafes feeding them
- verb make more industrial or city-like
urbanize.
- The area was urbanized after many people moved in
- verb impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon
- caucusing1/5
caucus
- noun a closed political meeting
- verb meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
- noun a closed political meeting
- trivialising1/5
trivialise
- verb make trivial or insignificant
trivialize.
- Don't trivialize the seriousness of the issue!
- verb make trivial or insignificant
- arisings1/5
arise
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
originate; develop; rise; uprise; spring up; grow.
- A new religious movement originated in that country
- a love that sprang up from friendship
- the idea for the book grew out of a short story
- An interesting phenomenon uprose
- verb originate or come into being
come up; bob up.
- a question arose
- verb come into existence; take on form or shape
- feminising1/5
feminise
- verb assume (more) feminine characteristics
feminize.
- feminized language
- feminized frogs
- verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to
effeminise; effeminize; womanize; feminize.
- This hairdo feminizes the man
- verb assume (more) feminine characteristics
- tossings1/5
toss
- noun the act of flipping a coin
flip.
- noun (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team
flip; pass.
- the pass was fumbled
- noun the act of flipping a coin
- aggressing1/5
aggress
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
attack.
- The Serbs attacked the village at night
- The visiting team started to attack
- verb take the initiative and go on the offensive
- vitalising1/5
vitalise
- verb give life to
vitalize.
- The eggs are vitalized
- verb make more lively or vigorous
vitalize.
- The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man
- verb give life to
- cognising1/5
cognise
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
know; cognize.
- I know that the President lied to the people
- I want to know who is winning the game!
- I know it's time
- verb be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
- classicising1/5
classicise
- verb make classic or classical
classicize.
- verb make classic or classical
- fraternising1/5
fraternise
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
fraternize.
- verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy
- apposing1/5
appose
- verb place side by side or in close proximity
- verb place side by side or in close proximity
- hybridising1/5
hybridise
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
hybridize; interbreed; crossbreed; cross.
- cross a horse and a donkey
- Mendel tried crossbreeding
- these species do not interbreed
- verb breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties
- relativising1/5
relativise
- verb consider or treat as relative
relativize.
- verb consider or treat as relative
- regularising1/5
regularise
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regulate; order; govern.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb make regular or more regular
regularize.
- regularize the heart beat with a pace maker
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- professionalising1/5
professionalise
- verb become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
professionalize.
- verb make professional or give a professional character to
professionalize.
- Philosophy has not always been professionalized and used to be a subject pursued only by amateurs
- verb become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood
- singularized1/5
singularize
- verb distinguish as singular
singularise.
- verb distinguish as singular
- rasing1/5
rase
- verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
level; take down; dismantle; pull down; tear down; raze.
- The building was levelled
- verb tear down so as to make flat with the ground
- postposing1/5
postpose
- verb place after another constituent in the sentence
- Japanese postposes the adpositions, whereas English preposes them
- verb place after another constituent in the sentence
- overexposing1/5
overexpose
- verb expose to too much light
- the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image
- verb expose excessively
- As a child, I was overexposed to French movies
- verb expose to too much light
- memorialising1/5
memorialise
- verb address in a memorial
memorialize.
- The President memorialized the heroes of the battle
- verb be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
immortalize; commemorate; record; memorialize; immortalise.
- This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
- We memorialized the Dead
- verb address in a memorial
- orientalising1/5
orientalise
- verb make oriental in character
orientalize.
- orientalize your garden
- verb make oriental in character
- versing1/5
verse
- noun literature in metrical form
poetry; poesy.
- noun a piece of poetry
rhyme.
- noun literature in metrical form
- demagnetising1/5
demagnetise
- verb erase (a magnetic storage device)
demagnetize.
- verb make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of)
degauss; demagnetize.
- demagnetize the iron shavings
- they degaussed the ship
- verb erase (a magnetic storage device)
- sanitising1/5
sanitise
- verb make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
hygienise; sanitize; hygienize.
- verb make less offensive or more acceptable by removing objectionable features
sanitize.
- sanitize a document before releasing it to the press
- sanitize history
- sanitize the language in a book
- verb make sanitary by cleaning or sterilizing
- disguisings1/5
disguise
- noun an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
camouflage.
- the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories
- noun any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity
- noun an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- westernising1/5
westernise
- verb make western in character
occidentalise; occidentalize; westernize.
- The country was Westernized after it opened up
- verb make western in character
- deputising1/5
deputise
- verb act as a substitute
step in; deputize; substitute.
- She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
- verb appoint as a substitute
depute; deputize.
- verb act as a substitute
- vaporising1/5
vaporise
- verb cause to change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The chemist evaporated the water
- verb change into a vapor
evaporate.
- The water evaporated in front of our eyes
- verb cause to change into a vapor
- nosings1/5
nose
- noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
olfactory organ.
- he has a cold in the nose
- noun a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft)
- the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry
- noun the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
- theologising1/5
theologise
- verb treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
theologize.
- verb make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
theologize.
- verb treat from a theological viewpoint or render theological in character
- demythologising1/5
demythologise
- verb remove the mythical element from (writings)
demythologize.
- the Bible should be demythologized and examined for its historical value
- verb remove the mythical element from (writings)
- immunising1/5
immunise
- verb law: grant immunity from prosecution
immunize.
- verb perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
inoculate; immunize; vaccinate.
- We vaccinate against scarlet fever
- The nurse vaccinated the children in the school
- verb law: grant immunity from prosecution
- nursings1/5
nursing
- noun the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
- noun the profession of a nurse
- noun the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
- archaising1/5
archaise
- verb give an archaic appearance of character to
archaize.
- archaized craftwork
- verb give an archaic appearance of character to
- sudsing1/5
suds
- noun the froth produced by soaps or detergents
soapsuds; lather.
- noun a dysphemism for beer (especially for lager that effervesces)
- noun the froth produced by soaps or detergents
- immortalising1/5
immortalise
- verb be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
immortalize; memorialise; commemorate; record; memorialize.
- This sculpture commemorates the victims of the concentration camps
- We memorialized the Dead
- verb make famous forever
immortalize; eternalize; eternalise; eternize; eternise.
- This melody immortalized its composer
- verb be or provide a memorial to a person or an event
- fictionalising1/5
fictionalise
- verb make into fiction
retell; fictionalize.
- The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel
- verb convert into the form or the style of a novel
novelise; novelize; fictionalize.
- The author novelized the historical event
- verb make into fiction
- computerising1/5
computerise
- verb provide with computers
computerize.
- Our office is fully computerized now
- verb store in a computer
computerize.
- computerized dictionary
- verb provide with computers
- underexposing1/5
underexpose
- verb expose to too little light
- The film is underexposed, so the image is very dark
- verb expose insufficiently
- The child was underexposed to language
- verb expose to too little light
- singularizing1/5
singularize
- verb distinguish as singular
singularise.
- verb distinguish as singular
- itemising1/5
itemise
- verb place on a list of items
itemize.
- itemize one's tax deductions
- verb specify individually
recite; itemize; enumerate.
- She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
- The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
- verb place on a list of items
- depersonalising1/5
depersonalise
- verb make impersonal or present as an object
objectify; depersonalize.
- Will computers depersonalize human interactions?
- Pornography objectifies women
- verb make impersonal or present as an object
- channelising1/5
channelise
- verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
maneuver; head; point; direct; guide; manoeuvre; channelize; manoeuver; steer.
- verb make a channel for; provide with a channel
channelize.
- channelize the country for better transportation
- verb direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
- randomising1/5
randomise
- verb arrange in random order
randomize.
- Randomize the order of the numbers
- verb arrange in random order
- compartmentalising1/5
compartmentalise
- verb separate into isolated compartments or categories
cut up; compartmentalize.
- You cannot compartmentalize your life like this!
- verb separate into isolated compartments or categories
- idolising1/5
idolise
- verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
hero-worship; worship; revere; idolize.
- Many teenagers idolized the Beatles
- verb love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- governessing1/5
govern
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
regularize; regularise; regulate; order.
- We cannot regulate the way people dress
- This town likes to regulate
- verb direct or strongly influence the behavior of
- His belief in God governs his conduct
- verb bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
- europeanising1/5
europeanise
- verb denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
Europeanize.
- verb make (continental) European in customs, character, or ideas
Europeanize.
- verb denationalize and subject (a territory) to the supervision of an agency of a European community of nations
- sentimentalising1/5
sentimentalise
- verb make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
sentimentalize.
- Too much poetry sentimentalizes the mind
- These experiences have sentimentalized her
- verb look at with sentimentality or turn into an object of sentiment
sentimentalize.
- Don't sentimentalize the past events
- verb make (someone or something) sentimental or imbue with sentimental qualities
- solemnising1/5
solemnise
- verb observe or perform with dignity or gravity
solemnize.
- The King solemnized this day of morning
- verb perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies
solemnize.
- verb observe or perform with dignity or gravity
- desensitising1/5
desensitising
- adjective making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
desensitizing.
- verb cause not to be sensitive
desensitise; desensitize.
- The war desensitized many soldiers
- The photographic plate was desensitized
- adjective making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or emotional stimuli
- purposing1/5
purpose
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
aim; intention; design; intent.
- his intent was to provide a new translation
- good intentions are not enough
- it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs
- he made no secret of his designs
- noun what something is used for
function; use; role.
- the function of an auger is to bore holes
- ballet is beautiful but what use is it?
- noun an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
- finalising1/5
finalise
- verb make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
nail down; settle; finalize.
- let's finalize the proposal
- verb make final; put the last touches on; put into final form
- dehumanising1/5
dehumanise
- verb deprive of human qualities
dehumanize.
- Life in poverty has dehumanized them
- verb make mechanical or routine
dehumanize.
- verb deprive of human qualities
- decompressing1/5
decompressing
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
decompression.
- verb restore to its uncompressed form
uncompress; decompress.
- decompress data
- noun relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
- singhalese1/5
singhalese
(Ethnol.) Same as Cingalese .
- elapsing1/5
elapse
- verb pass by
go along; lapse; slip away; go by; glide by; slip by; pass; slide by.
- three years elapsed
- verb pass by
- reappraising1/5
reappraise
- verb appraise anew
- Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly
- verb appraise anew
- enfranchising1/5
enfranchise
- verb grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
affranchise.
- Slaves were enfranchised in the mid-19th century
- verb grant voting rights
- verb grant freedom to; as from slavery or servitude
- catalysing1/5
catalyse
- verb change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
catalyze.
- verb change by catalysis or cause to catalyze
- finessing1/5
fin
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
quintet; quintuplet; quint; Little Phoebe; cinque; fivesome; 5; Phoebe; V; five; pentad.
- noun one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile
tail fin; tailfin.
- noun the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
- disenfranchising1/5
disenfranchise
- verb deprive of voting rights
disfranchise.
- verb deprive of voting rights
- roughhousing1/5
roughhouse
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- verb engage in rough or disorderly play
- backcrossing1/5
backcross
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- verb mate a hybrid of the first generation with one of its parents
- dissing1/5
diss
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
Orcus; Dis.
- verb treat, mention, or speak to rudely
affront; insult.
- He insulted her with his rude remarks
- the student who had betrayed his classmate was dissed by everyone
- noun god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
- terrorising1/5
terrorise
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
terrorize.
- verb fill with terror; frighten greatly
terrorize; terrify.
- verb coerce by violence or with threats
- galvanising1/5
galvanising
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
galvanizing; electric; galvanic.
- gave an electric reading of the play
- the new leader had a galvanic effect on morale
- verb to stimulate to action
galvanise; startle; galvanize.
- ..startled him awake
- galvanized into action
- adjective satellite affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling
- economising1/5
economise
- verb spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
economize; save.
- This move will save money
- The less fortunate will have to economize now
- verb use cautiously and frugally
economize; conserve; husband.
- I try to economize my spare time
- conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit
- verb spend sparingly, avoid the waste of
- delousing1/5
delouse
- verb free of lice
- They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps
- verb free of lice
- precessing1/5
precess
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- the poles of the Earth precess at a right angle to the force that is applied
- verb move in a gyrating fashion
- repossessing1/5
repossess
- verb claim back
reclaim.
- verb regain possession of something
take back.
- verb claim back
- circumcising1/5
circumcise
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- verb cut the foreskin off male babies or teenage boys
- During the bris, the baby boy is circumcised
- verb cut the skin over the clitoris
- decolonising1/5
decolonise
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
decolonize.
- West Africa was decolonized in the early 1960's
- verb grant independence to (a former colony)
- cleansings1/5
cleansing
- noun the act of making something clean
cleanup; cleaning.
- he gave his shoes a good cleaning
- verb clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
cleanse; clean.
- clean up before you see your grandparents
- clean your fingernails before dinner
- noun the act of making something clean
- abasing1/5
abase
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
chagrin; mortify; humble; humiliate.
- He humiliated his colleague by criticising him in front of the boss
- verb cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
- fantasising1/5
fantasise
- verb indulge in fantasies
fantasy; fantasize.
- he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company
- verb portray in the mind
fantasize.
- he is fantasizing the ideal wife
- verb indulge in fantasies
- penalising1/5
penalise
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
penalize; punish.
- The students were penalized for showing up late for class
- we had to punish the dog for soiling the floor again
- verb impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on
- legalising1/5
legalise
- verb make legal
legitimatize; decriminalize; legitimatise; legalize; legitimise; legitimate; decriminalise; legitimize.
- Marijuana should be legalized
- verb make legal
- baptising1/5
baptise
- verb administer baptism to
christen; baptize.
- The parents had the child baptized
- verb administer baptism to
- transfusing1/5
transfuse
- verb impart gradually
instill.
- Her presence instilled faith into the children
- transfuse love of music into the students
- verb pour out of one vessel into another
- verb impart gradually
- criminalising1/5
criminalise
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
criminalize; illegalise; outlaw; illegalize.
- Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S.
- verb declare illegal; outlaw
- disfranchising1/5
disfranchise
- verb deprive of voting rights
disenfranchise.
- verb deprive of voting rights
- overstressing1/5
overstress
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overemphasise; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- hypothesising1/5
hypothesise
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
conjecture; theorize; hypothesize; theorise; suppose; speculate; hypothecate.
- Scientists supposed that large dinosaurs lived in swamps
- verb to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
- empathising1/5
empathise
- verb be understanding of
understand; sympathize; empathize; sympathise.
- You don't need to explain--I understand!
- verb be understanding of
- temporising1/5
temporise
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
temporize.
- The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote
- verb draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
- eulogising1/5
eulogise
- verb praise formally and eloquently
eulogize.
- The dead woman was eulogized at the funeral
- verb praise formally and eloquently
- immobilising1/5
immobilise
- verb hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
immobilize.
- verb to hold fast or prevent from moving
immobilize; trap; pin.
- The child was pinned under the fallen tree
- verb hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- singler1/5
single
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
bingle.
- noun the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
ace; I; unity; one; 1.
- he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
- they had lunch at one
- noun a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base
- mussing1/5
muss
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
mess; messiness; mussiness.
- the house was a mess
- she smoothed the mussiness of the bed
- noun type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
genus Mus; Mus.
- noun a state of confusion and disorderliness
- epitomising1/5
epitomise
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
typify; epitomize.
- The fugue typifies Bach's style of composition
- verb embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of
- predeceasing1/5
predecease
- verb die before; die earlier than
- She predeceased her husband
- verb die before; die earlier than
- hydrolysing1/5
hydrolyse
- verb undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
hydrolyze.
- verb undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water
- christianising1/5
christianise
- verb convert to Christianity
Christianize.
- missionaries have tried to Christianize native people all over the world
- verb convert to Christianity
- traumatising1/5
traumatise
- verb inflict a trauma upon
traumatize; shock.
- verb inflict a trauma upon
- aggrandising1/5
aggrandise
- verb add details to
dramatize; dramatise; embellish; blow up; pad; embroider; lard; aggrandize.
- verb add details to
- hostessing1/5
host
- noun a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- noun a vast multitude
legion; horde.
- noun a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
- tranquillising1/5
tranquillising
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
tranquilizing; ataractic; sedative; tranquillizing; ataraxic; tranquilising.
- valium has a tranquilizing effect
- took a hot drink with sedative properties before going to bed
- verb make calm or still
still; tranquilize; tranquillize; calm down; quiet; calm; tranquillise; quieten; lull.
- quiet the dragons of worry and fear
- adjective satellite tending to soothe or tranquilize
- reimposing1/5
reimpose
- verb impose anew
- The fine was reimposed
- verb impose anew
- sermonising1/5
sermonise
- verb speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
preachify; moralize; moralise; sermonize.
- This man always sermonizes
- verb speak as if delivering a sermon; express moral judgements
- recompensing1/5
recompense
- noun payment or reward (as for service rendered)
- noun the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
compensation.
- noun payment or reward (as for service rendered)
- goosing1/5
goose
- noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- noun a man who is a stupid incompetent fool
goof; cuckoo; fathead; bozo; zany; twat; jackass; goofball.
- noun web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
- pulverising1/5
pulverise
- verb destroy completely
demolish; pulverize.
- the wrecking ball demolished the building
- demolish your enemies
- pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand
- verb become powder or dust
pulverize; powderize; powderise.
- When it was blown up, the building powderized
- verb destroy completely
- initialising1/5
initialise
- verb assign an initial value to a computer program
initialize.
- verb divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data
initialize; format.
- Please format this disk before entering data!
- verb assign an initial value to a computer program
- unloosing1/5
unloose
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
unloosen; loose; free; release; liberate.
- verb loosen the ties of
unloosen.
- unloose your sneakers
- verb grant freedom to; free from confinement
- anglicising1/5
anglicise
- verb make English in appearance
anglicize.
- She anglicised her name after moving from Paris to London
- verb make English in appearance
- hypnotising1/5
hypnotise
- verb induce hypnosis in
hypnotize; mesmerize; mesmerise.
- verb induce hypnosis in
- rinsings1/5
rinsing
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
rinse.
- verb wash off soap or remaining dirt
rinse off; rinse.
- noun the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing
- bemusing1/5
bemuse
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
throw; bewilder; discombobulate.
- verb cause to be confused emotionally
- particularising1/5
particularise
- verb be specific about
particularize; specialise; specify; specialize.
- Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?
- verb be specific about
- sousing1/5
sousing
- noun the act of making something completely wet
soaking; souse; drenching.
- he gave it a good drenching
- verb cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
drench; souse; soak; sop; douse; dowse.
- souse water on his hot face
- noun the act of making something completely wet
- discomposing1/5
discompose
- verb cause to lose one's composure
untune; upset; disconcert; discomfit.
- verb cause to lose one's composure
- censusing1/5
census
- noun a periodic count of the population
nose count; nosecount.
- verb conduct a census
- They censused the deer in the forest
- noun a periodic count of the population
- botanising1/5
- overemphasising1/5
overemphasise
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
overstress; overemphasize.
- I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book
- verb place special or excessive emphasis on
- atomising1/5
atomise
- verb spray very finely
atomize.
- atomize perfume
- verb strike at with firepower or bombs
nuke; atomize; zap.
- zap the enemy
- verb spray very finely
- plagiarising1/5
plagiarise
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
plagiarize; lift.
- verb take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
- bousing1/5
- effusing1/5
effuse
- verb pour out
pour out.
- effused brine
- verb flow or spill forth
flow out.
- verb pour out
- overdressing1/5
overdress
- verb dress too warmly
overclothe.
- You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot
- verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
rig out; dress up; fig out; trick up; deck out; prink; tog out; get up; fig up; deck up; fancy up; attire; tog up; gussy up; trick out.
- She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
- The young girls were all fancied up for the party
- verb dress too warmly
- carburising1/5
carburise
- verb unite with carbon
carburize; carbonise; carbonize.
- carburize metal
- verb unite with carbon
- concretising1/5
concretise
- verb become specific
concretize.
- the idea concretized in her mind
- verb become specific
- linearising1/5
linearise
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
linearize.
- a catalyst linearizes polyethylene
- verb make linear or get into a linear form
- anaesthetising1/5
anaesthetise
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
anesthetise; put under; anaesthetize; anesthetize; put out.
- The patient must be anesthetized before the operation
- anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth
- verb administer an anesthetic drug to
- romanising1/5
romanise
- verb write in the Latin alphabet
Latinise; Latinize; Romanize.
- many shops in Japan now carry neon signs with Romanized names
- verb write in the Latin alphabet
- vulcanising1/5
vulcanise
- verb undergo vulcanization
vulcanize.
- vulcanize rubber
- verb subject to vulcanization
vulcanize.
- vulcanized rubber
- verb undergo vulcanization
- upraising1/5
upraise
- verb cause to become alive again
resurrect; raise.
- raise from the dead
- Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected
- Upraising ghosts
- verb cause to become alive again
- teleprocessing1/5
teleprocessing
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
distributed data processing; remote-access data processing.
- noun data processing in which some of the functions are performed in different places and connected by transmission facilities
- tyrannising1/5
tyrannise
- verb rule a country as a tyrant
tyrannize; grind down.
- verb rule or exercise power over (somebody) in a cruel and autocratic manner
tyrannize; domineer.
- her husband and mother-in-law tyrannize her
- verb rule a country as a tyrant
- demobilising1/5
demobilise
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
inactivate; demobilize.
- verb retire from military service
demob; demobilize.
- verb release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- dichotomising1/5
dichotomise
- verb divide into two opposing groups or kinds
dichotomize.
- verb divide into two opposing groups or kinds
- universalising1/5
universalise
- verb make universal
universalize.
- This author's stories universalize old themes
- verb make universal
- appetising1/5
appetising
- adjective appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
appetizing.
- adjective appealing to or stimulating the appetite especially in appearance or aroma
- disingenuousness1/5
disingenuousness
- noun the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
- noun the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
- rehousing1/5
rehouse
- verb put up in a new or different housing
- verb put up in a new or different housing
- repurchasing1/5
repurchase
- noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold
redemption; buyback.
- verb buy what had previously been sold, lost, or given away
buy back.
- He bought back the house that his father sold years ago
- noun the act of purchasing back something previously sold
- promisingly1/5
promisingly
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- the afternoon had begun so promisingly
- adverb in an auspicious manner
- sterilising1/5
sterilise
- verb make free from bacteria
sterilize.
- verb make infertile
desex; desexualise; sterilize; unsex; desexualize; fix.
- in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized
- verb make free from bacteria
- pressingly1/5
pressingly
- adverb in a pressing manner
- adverb in a pressing manner
- perfusing1/5
perfuse
- verb force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
- perfuse a liver with a salt solution
- verb cause to spread or flush or flood through, over, or across
suffuse.
- The sky was suffused with a warm pink color
- verb force a fluid through (a body part or tissue)
- imposingly1/5
imposingly
- adverb in an impressive manner
impressively.
- the students progressed impressively fast
- adverb in an impressive manner
- mortising1/5
mortise
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
mortice.
- verb cut a hole for a tenon in
mortice.
- noun a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint
- prolapsing1/5
prolapse
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
prolapsus; descensus.
- verb slip or fall out of place, as of body parts
- prolapsed rectum
- noun the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus)
- subleasing1/5
sublease
- noun a lease from one lessee to another
sublet.
- verb lease or rent all or part of (a leased or rented property) to another person
sublet.
- We sublet our apartment over the summer
- noun a lease from one lessee to another
- counterposing1/5
counterpose
- verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
counterpoise; counterweight.
- verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
- secularising1/5
secularise
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
secularize.
- Ataturk secularized Turkey
- verb make secular and draw away from a religious orientation
- moisturising1/5
moisturise
- verb make (more) humid
humidify; moisturize.
- We have a machine that humidifies the air in the house
- verb make (more) humid
- unappetising1/5
unappetising
- adjective not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
unappetizing.
- adjective not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
- rendezvousing1/5
rendezvous
- noun a meeting planned at a certain time and place
- noun a place where people meet
- he was waiting for them at the rendezvous
- noun a meeting planned at a certain time and place
- flensing1/5
flense
- verb strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
- verb strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
- counterpoising1/5
counterpoise
- noun a weight that balances another weight
equalizer; counterweight; equaliser; counterbalance; balance.
- verb constitute a counterweight or counterbalance to
counterweight; counterpose.
- noun a weight that balances another weight
- anodising1/5
anodise
- verb coat a metal with an oxide coat
anodize.
- verb coat a metal with an oxide coat
- unharnessing1/5
unharness
- verb remove the harness from
- unharness a horse
- verb remove the harness from
- callusing1/5
callus
- noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
callosity.
- noun bony tissue formed during the healing of a fractured bone
- noun an area of skin that is thick or hard from continual pressure or friction (as the sole of the foot)
- disorganising1/5
disorganise
- verb remove the organization from
disorganize.
- verb remove the organization from
- factorising1/5
factorise
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
factorize.
- verb resolve (a polynomial) into factors
- amortising1/5
amortise
- verb liquidate gradually
amortize.
- verb liquidate gradually
- unhorsing1/5
unhorse
- verb alight from (a horse)
light; dismount; get off; get down.
- verb alight from (a horse)
- acclimatising1/5
acclimatise
- verb get used to a certain climate
acclimate; acclimatize.
- They never acclimatized in Egypt
- verb get used to a certain climate
- refocussing1/5
refocus
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
- verb focus anew
- The group needs to refocus its goals
- verb focus once again; The physicist refocused the light beam"
- vandalising1/5
vandalise
- verb destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
vandalize.
- vandalize the park
- verb destroy wantonly, as through acts of vandalism
- surprisingness1/5
surprisingness
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
unexpectedness.
- the unexpectedness of the warm welcome
- noun extraordinariness by virtue of being unexpected
- isinglass1/5
isinglass
- noun any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
mica.
- noun any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
- surpassingly1/5
surpassingly
- adverb to a surpassing degree
- she was a surpassingly beautiful woman
- adverb to a surpassing degree
- unimposing1/5
unimposing
- adjective satellite lacking in impressiveness
- on the whole the results of this system are unimposing
- adjective satellite lacking in impressiveness
- uncrossing1/5
uncross
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- She uncrossed her legs
- verb change from a crossed to an uncrossed position
- topdressing1/5
topdress
- verb scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
- verb scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
- patronisingly1/5
patronisingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
condescendingly; patronizingly.
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
- adverb with condescension; in a patronizing manner
- unenterprising1/5
unenterprising
- adjective lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
nonenterprising.
- adjective lacking in enterprise; not bold or venturesome
- trellising1/5
trellis
- noun latticework used to support climbing plants
treillage.
- verb train on a trellis, as of a vine
- noun latticework used to support climbing plants
- singlets1/5
singlet
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
vest; undershirt.
- noun a collarless men's undergarment for the upper part of the body
- disingenuousness1/5
disingenuousness
- noun the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
- noun the quality of being disingenuous and lacking candor
- dossing1/5
doss
- noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
DoS; United States Department of State; State Department; State; Department of State.
- the Department of State was created in 1789
- noun an operating system that is on a disk
DOS; disk operating system.
- noun the federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies
- decreasingly1/5
decreasing
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- verb decrease in size, extent, or range
diminish; fall; decrease; lessen.
- The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester
- The cabin pressure fell dramatically
- her weight fell to under a hundred pounds
- his voice fell to a whisper
- adjective becoming less or smaller
- singlehanded1/5
singlehanded
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- cohousing1/5
- repurposing1/5
- folksinger1/5
folksinger
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- tantalisingly1/5
tantalising
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
tantalizing.
- a tantalizing taste of success
- verb harass with persistent criticism or carping
rag; razz; bait; tantalize; twit; taunt; ride; tease; cod; rally; tantalise.
- The children teased the new teacher
- Don't ride me so hard over my failure
- His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie
- adjective satellite arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
- appraisingly1/5
appraising
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
evaluative.
- looked him over with an appraising eye
- the literary judge uses many evaluative terms
- verb evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
evaluate; measure; value; assess; valuate; appraise.
- I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional
- access all the factors when taking a risk
- adjective satellite exercising or involving careful evaluations
- masing1/5
- chusing1/5
choose
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
pick out; select; take.
- Take any one of these cards
- Choose a good husband for your daughter
- She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; prefer.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- lysing1/5
lysing
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- singlehood1/5
- wordprocessing1/5
- nipissing1/5
nipissing
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- necrotising1/5
- rosing1/5
rose
- noun any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
rosebush.
- noun pinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation began
blush wine; pink wine; rose wine.
- noun any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
- repassing1/5
repass
To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a river; torepass the sea.
- singspiel1/5
- intercrossing1/5
- bioprocessing1/5
- diapausing1/5
- nonincreasing1/5
- reconceptualising1/5
reconceptualising
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- stenosing1/5
- recomposing1/5
recompose
To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or repeatedly. The far greater number of the objects presented to our observation can only be decomposed, but not actually recomposed. Sir W. Hamilton.
- reclosing1/5
reclose
To close again. Pope.
- luteinising1/5
- vlissingen1/5
- agonisingly1/5
agonising
- adjective satellite extremely painful
excruciating; torturous; torturing; agonizing; harrowing; torturesome.
- verb cause to agonize
agonize; agonise.
- adjective satellite extremely painful
- synapsing1/5
synapse
- noun the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
- nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters
- noun the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
- minnesingers1/5
minnesinger
A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.
- mastersingers1/5
mastersinger
One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.
- folksingers1/5
folksingers
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- historicising1/5
- encreasing1/5
- singlemindedly1/5
- wissing1/5
wi
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
Wisconsin; Badger State.
- noun a midwestern state in north central United States
- cessing1/5
ce
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
atomic number 58; cerium.
- adverb of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
C.E.; Common Era.
- in 200 CE
- noun a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
- passingly1/5
passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
passing play; passing game; pass.
- the coach sent in a passing play on third and long
- noun euphemistic expressions for death
loss; departure; going; exit; expiration; release.
- thousands mourned his passing
- noun (American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
- persing1/5
persing
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- singularization1/5
- suprising1/5
suprising
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- relicensing1/5
relicensing
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- sublicensing1/5
- mensing1/5
mense
Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility. Prov. Eng. & Scot. --Mense"ful a. --Mense"less , a.
- radicalising1/5
radicalising
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- minnesinger1/5
minnesinger
A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects of their verses.
- freebasing1/5
freebasing
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- valorising1/5
- prosing1/5
prose
- noun ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
- noun matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
- noun ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
- wising1/5
wise
- noun a way of doing or being
- in no wise
- in this wise
- noun United States Jewish leader (born in Hungary) (1874-1949)
Stephen Samuel Wise.
- noun a way of doing or being
- casinghead1/5
- preclosing1/5
- antibusing1/5
antibusing
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- chosing1/5
choose
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
pick out; select; take.
- Take any one of these cards
- Choose a good husband for your daughter
- She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her
- verb select as an alternative over another
opt; prefer.
- I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant
- She opted for the job on the East coast
- verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
- vising1/5
vise
- noun a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
bench vise.
- noun a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
- underdosing1/5
underdose
A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient dose.
- judaising1/5
judaize
To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism. They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances. They were Judaizing doctors, who taught the observation of the Mosaic law. Bp. Bull.
- misdiagnosing1/5
misdiagnosing
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- microprocessing1/5
microprocessing
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- steeplechasing1/5
steeplechase
- noun a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
- noun a horse race over an obstructed course
- noun a footrace of usually 3000 meters over a closed track with hurdles and a water jump
- porpoising1/5
porpoise
- noun any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
- noun any of several small gregarious cetacean mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth
- singletree1/5
singletree
The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree. ✍ When two horses draw abreast, a singletree is fixed at each end of another crosspiece, called the doubletree.
- lousing1/5
louse
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
sucking louse.
- noun a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
dirt ball; insect; worm.
- noun wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
- singularism1/5
- depoliticising1/5
depoliticising
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- overexercising1/5
overexercising
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- databasing1/5
database
- noun an organized body of related information
- noun an organized body of related information
- transversing1/5
transverse
- adjective satellite extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
thwartwise; transversal; cross.
- cross members should be all steel
- from the transverse hall the stairway ascends gracefully
- transversal vibrations
- transverse colon
- adjective satellite extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis
- unclosing1/5
unclose
To open; to separate the parts of; as, to .unclose a letter; tounclose one's eyes
- fetishising1/5
- singsongy1/5
- sunrising1/5
sunrise
- noun the first light of day
sunup; daybreak; break of day; dawning; aurora; morning; break of the day; first light; dayspring; dawn; cockcrow.
- we got up before dawn
- they talked until morning
- noun atmospheric phenomena accompanying the daily appearance of the sun
- noun the first light of day
- fessing1/5
fess
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
fesse.
- noun a city in north central Morocco; religious center
Fez; Fes.
- noun (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield
- readdressing1/5
readdress
To address a second time; -- often used reflexively. He readdressed himself to her. Boyle.
- solubilising1/5
- unamusing1/5
unamusing
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- sussing1/5
sus
- noun type genus of the Suidae
genus Sus.
- noun type genus of the Suidae
- psychologising1/5
- overpromising1/5
- aestheticising1/5
- ssing1/5
ss
- noun the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
USSS; United States Secret Service; US Secret Service; Secret Service.
- noun special police force in Nazi Germany founded as a personal bodyguard for Adolf Hitler in 1925; the SS administered the concentration camps
Schutzstaffel.
- noun the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents
- hassing1/5
ha
- noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
hour angle.
- noun (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
- noncondensing1/5
noncondensing
(Steam Engine) Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and not into a condenser.
- phagocytosing1/5
- singularist1/5
singularist
One who affects singularity. Obs.A clownish singularist, or nonconformist to ordinary usage. Borrow.
- resing1/5
rese
To shake; to quake; to tremble. Obs. "It made all the gates for to rese." Chaucer.
- nonhousing1/5
- singlestep1/5
- diseasing1/5
disease
- noun an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
- noun an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
- brassing1/5
brass
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- noun a wind instrument that consists of a brass tube (usually of variable length) that is blown by means of a cup-shaped or funnel-shaped mouthpiece
brass instrument.
- noun an alloy of copper and zinc
- intellectualising1/5
intellectualising
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- disingenuity1/5
disingenuity
Disingenuousness. Obs. Clarendon.
- overprocessing1/5
- seising1/5
seize
- verb take hold of; grab
clutch; prehend.
- The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter
- She clutched her purse
- The mother seized her child by the arm
- Birds of prey often seize small mammals
- verb take or capture by force
- The terrorists seized the politicians
- The rebels threaten to seize civilian hostages
- verb take hold of; grab
- barasingha1/5
- unpromisingly1/5
unpromising
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- faced an unpromising task
- music for unpromising combinations of instruments
- adjective satellite unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
- meistersingers1/5
- overpassing1/5
overpass
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
flyover.
- noun bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels
- unsinged1/5
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socialising
socialisation; socialization; socializing.
socialize; socialise.